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Topic Started: Apr 1 2007, 10:03 PM (934 Views)
The STIG
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Recently damaged one of my tyres - there's a chunk of rubber out of the sidewall.

Replaced it and it's now the spare, but do I have to junk it or can I keep it?
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The STIG,Apr 1 2007
11:03 PM
Recently damaged one of my tyres - there's a chunk of rubber out of the sidewall.

Replaced it and it's now the spare, but do I have to junk it or can I keep it?

I think you'll find that if you keep it, your car won't pass it's next MOT.

You could always make a planter out of it though! roflmao
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Although the MOT doesn't include the spare in the check,it's wise to replace the tyre if any damage has been done to the sidewall ;-)
I know garages won't plug a puncture in a sidewall either <no>
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Grandslammer,Apr 1 2007
11:34 PM
Although the MOT doesn't include the spare in the check,it's wise to replace the tyre if any damage has been done to the sidewall  ;-)
I know garages won't plug a puncture in a sidewall either  <no>

I sit corrected <doh>

I always thought that the spare tyre also came under the MOT but not according to THIS

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The condition of the spare tyre is not part of the MOT.
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The STIG,Apr 1 2007
10:03 PM
Recently damaged one of my tyres - there's a chunk of rubber out of the sidewall.

Replaced it and it's now the spare, but do I have to junk it or can I keep it?

Whats the point of carrying around a dud wheel in your car?

At the least buy another new one opposite the one you changed and use that opposite one your replacing as the spare even if its nearly new.
And if its a front tyre remember two new tyres are put at the back first not the front anymore.
http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/auto/auto_cons_bib_pqr_neuf.jsp
Unless you drive a four wheel drive saloon and they will be badgering you to replace all four if youve used a couple of millimetre of tread. <yikes>
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STIG, if you think you will only use it for a few miles in an emergency at low speeds, keep it. If you need it to cover a few hundred miles home after a holiday, replace it. But, you don't need to do it at this minute.

I almost always buy four tires at a time. This makes rotation predictable and tire wear equal. But, I am fortunate that I can do this, it wasn't always so. I once bought one tire at a time and rotated it through all four corners of the car!

Side chunks missing cause vibration. Remember Kimi trashing the suspension on the penultimate lap? LOL
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wickedwitch,Apr 1 2007
11:45 PM
Grandslammer,Apr 1 2007
11:34 PM
Although the MOT doesn't include the spare in the check,it's wise to replace the tyre if any damage has been done to the sidewall  ;-)
I know garages won't plug a puncture in a sidewall either  <no>

I sit corrected <doh>

I always thought that the spare tyre also came under the MOT but not according to THIS

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The condition of the spare tyre is not part of the MOT.

It used to be that you if you had a spare tyre it would be tested, but you didn't need one to pass an MOT.

But it looks like its changed:

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Thing is would you want to use a tyre that would fail an MOT <think>
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Not that I know much about car tyres, how big is the 'chunk'?
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The STIG
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it's about an inch long and not too wide.

The rim is buggered as well. Great.
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Been abusing the kerbs ? <doh>
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The STIG,Apr 1 2007
10:03 PM
Replaced it and it's now the spare, but do I have to junk it or can I keep it?

Sounds like it's not safe to use.....junk it.

As you say the rim is damaged as well, looks like you need a new wheel, although if it's an alloy wheel it may be repairable.

It's always advisable to have a usable spare. We had to hire a car for a weekend last year as I discovered on a Friday afternoon that one of the tyres had lost a chunk of tread........early start on Saturday, uncommon tyre size, uncommon tyre & a spacesaver spare.......


It's a safety item......don't compromise.
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The Saint
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Don’t pee about with tyres, brakes or lights!

Replace the damaged tyre and rim with a one from the scapyard if you don’t have a lot of cash available right now. Good ones can be found there if you look, I bought many when I was an impoverished teen!
They garages wont repair a damaged sidewall for a reason - get rid!!!
I cannot understand why you would not want a reasonable tyre as a spare anyway – what are you going to do when you get a flat?
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The Saint,Apr 2 2007
04:09 PM
...what are you going to do when you get a flat?

<think> Even more humping ? <whistle> <bye>
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I ran with a cut in sidewall for a few days recently (until had a new set of tyres on Saturday) but it can leave you prone to a puncture so ideally change it as soon as possible. Again, wouldn't recommend keeping it as spare.
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someone,Apr 3 2007
01:44 PM
I ran with a cut in sidewall for a few days recently (until had a new set of tyres on Saturday) but it can leave you prone to a puncture so ideally change it as soon as possible. Again, wouldn't recommend keeping it as spare.

it leaves you prone to a big blowout, remember that the sidewall is the stress bearing section of a tyre.

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