Puncture - Col Lamb may be right

[SAC1]

The AA carry their own spare wheels. So you don't need one in the boot. They remove your wheel assembly, fit theirs and then follow you to your chosen tyre depot.

Steve, just out of curiosity what's the "assembly"? Presumably something more than just the wheel...

Assembly = wheel+tyre+valve.

Well it did in my 40 years of being employed by a tyre manufacturer!

[GTB]

I once suffered a catastrophic puncture on the way to the airport with wife and daughter for our holiday. Hadn't changed a wheel for two decades, but got it done and us to LGW just in time to make the flight. Wife was positively purring with admiration. Think I enjoyed some of the best sex of my life that night, and I now always option the spare wheel if I ever can

Or other option FirstSeaLord

Is have a "Spare Wife" for best sex!!!

Cheers GTB

[FirstSeaLord]

I once suffered a catastrophic puncture on the way to the airport with wife and daughter for our holiday. Hadn't changed a wheel for two decades, but got it done and us to LGW just in time to make the flight. Wife was positively purring with admiration. Think I enjoyed some of the best sex of my life that night, and I now always option the spare wheel if I ever can

Or other option FirstSeaLord

Is have a "Spare Wife" for best sex!!!

Cheers GTB

Hmm. Interesting alternative strategy

[Neil1911]

The AA carry their own spare wheels. So you don't need one in the boot. They remove your wheel assembly, fit theirs and then follow you to your chosen tyre depot.

Steve, just out of curiosity what's the "assembly"? Presumably something more than just the wheel...

Assembly = wheel+tyre+valve.

Well it did in my 40 years of being employed by a tyre manufacturer!

Thanks Surprisingly my employer of 43 years, 6 months and 3 days never required me to learn tyre jargon so it might have included the hub and bearings too. Any idea how many different wheel bolt configurations they need to cater for?

[SAC1]

Steve, just out of curiosity what's the "assembly"? Presumably something more than just the wheel...

Assembly = wheel+tyre+valve.

Well it did in my 40 years of being employed by a tyre manufacturer!

Thanks Surprisingly my employer of 43 years, 6 months and 3 days never required me to learn tyre jargon so it might have included the hub and bearings too. Any idea how many different wheel bolt configurations they need to cater for?

Here you go.......https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom ... -fit-wheel

[EngineerMK]

Here you go.......https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom ... -fit-wheel

That's a neat solution, I guess you don't need to be concerned about balancing for short journey to local tyre depot

[SAC1]

Here you go.......https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom ... -fit-wheel

That's a neat solution, I guess you don't need to be concerned about balancing for short journey to local tyre depot

Max 50 mph for max 50 miles are the limits.

I had no balance problems on the 5 mile journey with one fitted to the N/S/F of our SEAT Leon, fitted OE on 18" alloys, with the AA's steel temporay wheel.

[Neil1911]

All becomes clear! Thanks.

[Col Lamb]

Ahhhh

Recognition for being a pedantic grumpy old git at last.

You know what this means?

Just Check the goddamn Spare Wheel options box.

[Tracky]

Here you go.......https://www.theaa.com/about-us/newsroom ... -fit-wheel

That's a neat solution, I guess you don't need to be concerned about balancing for short journey to local tyre depot

Max 50 mph for max 50 miles are the limits.

I had no balance problems on the 5 mile journey with one fitted to the N/S/F of our SEAT Leon, fitted OE on 18" alloys, with the AA's steel temporay wheel.

Interesting to know what they do with the tyre after 50 miles - do they then have to chuck it and I assume they record the mileage of each journey?

One of my 'friends' (I've put that in inverted commas for the reason that is about to become obvious..) drove his 996 with a Porsche space server all the way from Spa to Cornwall at speeds somewhat more than 50mph and neither he or the tyre died