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richijones

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Hi,
Fitted 4 new tyres about 7000 miles ago. Yesterday found that i had a flat rear due to a large nail. So am i ok to replace one on the rear. I will then still have the two larger tyres on the rear, but one will have 7000 miles of wear. Will this upset the diff, vcu ?
Thanks
 
richijones said:
Hi,
Fitted 4 new tyres about 7000 miles ago. Yesterday found that i had a flat rear due to a large nail. So am i ok to replace one on the rear. I will then still have the two larger tyres on the rear, but one will have 7000 miles of wear. Will this upset the diff, vcu ?
Thanks
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The 7k difference in tyre wear you mention will be ok. thats very little wear.

dom leadenham said:
why dont you just get a repair kit off amazon and repair it yourself

Silverline Tyre Repair Kit 380421: Amazon.co.uk: Car & Motorbike

work perfect ive got one and i repaired a tyre on a focs i had and i did around 5000 miles on it before i sold it
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Nice repair kit there. Saw someone using one simular about 6 months ago. Bin meaning to look at them further, but not got round to it.
 
If its a big nail, and/or very close to the outer edge of the tread, then it might still be repairable safely and legally. I had such a puncture on a nearly new Pirelli Scorpion on t'owd Disco. Go to a place that specializes in commercial vehcle tyres and ask for a vulcanized repair, cost about £25 and they sent the tyre away to be done with a batch of vvv expensive truck tyres.
 
May be a daft question but is the spare new and same tread/make, if so fit the spare with the new tyre.
 
Hippo said:
The 7k difference in tyre wear you mention will be ok. thats very little wear.

Nice repair kit there. Saw someone using one simular about 6 months ago. Bin meaning to look at them further, but not got round to it.
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There spot on hippo and for sake of £10-£15 you cant go wrong. they charge you that for every repair so its well worth it
 
dom leadenham said:
There spot on hippo and for sake of £10-£15 you cant go wrong. they charge you that for every repair so its well worth it
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Sounds good but the product description states for "off road vehicles only" does this mean that you would have a safety issue if used on a road going vehicle.
 
dom leadenham said:
well if it can be used on the md slopes and rocky off road corses surely it will be safe on tarmac too :D:hysterically_laughi
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Pretty sure the Manufacturer would not state for "off road vehicles only" if you could legally and safely use it for road going vehicles. Traveling at 70 mph, as opposed to app 10 mph off road, would most likely present a greater safety risk:rolleyes:
 
nickcc said:
Pretty sure the Manufacturer would not state for "off road vehicles only" if you could legally and safely use it for road going vehicles. Traveling at 70 mph, as opposed to app 10 mph off road, would most likely present a greater safety risk:rolleyes:
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ok doesnt matter it was supposed to be a little joke be ha ho lol
but yes i know what you mean but i think thats just to cover there own back because lets be fair who has a car that doesnt go on the road and isnt for off road purposes only??
 
dom leadenham said:
ok doesnt matter it was supposed to be a little joke be ha ho lol
but yes i know what you mean but i think thats just to cover there own back because lets be fair who has a car that doesnt go on the road and isnt for off road purposes only??
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Seems that tyres fitted to road going vehicles have to be repaired to BSAU 159F standards which includes removing the tyre from the wheel for inspection before attempting any repair, also, as far as I can see, excludes the vast majority of members legally carrying out their own repairs which ends up putting more money in the greedy hands of the tyre distributers.
 
nickcc said:
Seems that tyres fitted to road going vehicles have to be repaired to BSAU 159F standards which includes removing the tyre from the wheel for inspection before attempting any repair, also, as far as I can see, excludes the vast majority of members legally carrying out their own repairs which ends up putting more money in the greedy hands of the tyre distributers.
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The cord type puncture repair kits are NOT legal for road use. I do however carry a kit onboard both my truck and my landy that is road legal. They are available from partco and from memory are about £28 +VAT and contains enough to do 25 repairs. The refill bungs are £16 +VAT for 50 and the vulcanising solution I can't remember if it's £2 or £4 for a pot.

They are meant as a temporary repair only but I do know of vehicles still running about with them in after a year.
 
nickcc said:
Pretty sure the Manufacturer would not state for "off road vehicles only" if you could legally and safely use it for road going vehicles. Traveling at 70 mph, as opposed to app 10 mph off road, would most likely present a greater safety risk:rolleyes:
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Most of the string repair kits are classed as temporary & not for use above 50mph.
In America they sell a kit called Dynaplug which over there is classed as permanent & is safe for use up to 90mph. You can buy them on ebay but they aren't the cheapest though the plugs self vulcanise to become part of the tyre.
Over here nothing can be classed as permanent unless the tyre is removed from the wheel (BS regulations I believe).
 
Hi
Thanks for all the info.
I have repaired tyre with silverline kit, with the intention off keeping that one as a spare for now.
I know about having the larger diameter tyres on the rear but what about Having two slightly different tyres on the rear (1 new one 12 months 7000miles old) both of these are larger than the front so the vcu should be ok, but what about the rear diff? if the 2 rears are slighly different will the diff act as if the car is cornering all the time?
Cheers
 
To be honest with all the problems that the Freelander transmission appears to suffer with I would bite the bullet and buy another new tyre to match, changing a diff and IRD could be a very expensive alternative.
 
richijones said:
Hi
Thanks for all the info.
I have repaired tyre with silverline kit, with the intention off keeping that one as a spare for now.
I know about having the larger diameter tyres on the rear but what about Having two slightly different tyres on the rear (1 new one 12 months 7000miles old) both of these are larger than the front so the vcu should be ok, but what about the rear diff? if the 2 rears are slighly different will the diff act as if the car is cornering all the time?
Cheers
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One rear wheel will travel very slightly slower than the other rear. Half of this difference factor will effect the vcu. But if they is both larger than the front, then you'll be running yours like I did on mine for 2 years. It will be ok. The difference needs to be minimul across the axle. 7k miles is what? 1mm of tread?
 
As above, you will be fine.

it's no different to any other car, van, lorry with a standard differential.

coping with different amounts of tyre wear is part of the normal function of a diff.
 
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