do you suppose they will be s bad as Conservative inflation?
Probably a daft question: bicycle sized dust caps on car wheels?
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do you suppose they will be s bad as Conservative inflation?
You have a faulty valve or a puncture or a rim fault . Just fix it.
Mind you, tyres can be fickle blighters. I check pressures regularly but a couple of years ago a front tyre on my old 5 series was looking soft & when I checked it was down to less than one bar, which is barely half the correct reading.
Thinking it was at least worth airing it up before dragging out the spare (yes the car has one & it's full size .. remember them?) I checked the valve, inflated to the correct pressure & continued to check the tyre on a daily basis over the next couple of weeks .. it has never deflated since
Considering there are no children within miles (we live on a retirement park) mischievous tampering can probably be discounted, so the mystery remains unsolved to this day.
Kerbing, can cause some temporary loss of pressure.
More likely the valve hadn’t seated after the previous inflation.Mind you, tyres can be fickle blighters. I check pressures regularly but a couple of years ago a front tyre on my old 5 series was looking soft & when I checked it was down to less than one bar, which is barely half the correct reading.
Thinking it was at least worth airing it up before dragging out the spare (yes the car has one & it's full size .. remember them?) I checked the valve, inflated to the correct pressure & continued to check the tyre on a daily basis over the next couple of weeks .. it has never deflated since
Considering there are no children within miles (we live on a retirement park) mischievous tampering can probably be discounted, so the mystery remains unsolved to this day.
Yes hitting a curb can almost remove a tyre if it is sharp enough, once you reinflate the damage may no longer be visible, a tyre badly fitted to a rim could be fixed by deflating and then reinflating to seat the tyre differently.
99% sure there was no kerb contact & the car has been through two MOT's since the incident w/o even advisories, so if there is tyre damage it hasn't been picked up by the tester.
I don't have any concerns, but thanks to all for the advice/theories.
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Have you had the necessary three minutes to do that yet?
A cap for a Schrader valve is a cap for a Schrader valve whether it is fitted to a lorry, car, motorcycle, quad bike, pushbike or wheel barrow.
It was a joke. Maybe with a grain of truth.
Sorry, forgot. Lefties don't do humour.
I think most others on here got it though.
You don't like laughing at the Cons?It was a joke. Maybe with a hint of truth.
Sorry, forgot. Lefties don't do humour.
Please feel free to trawl through my recent posts. You will find I am no fan of Tories. You will also find I have no faith in any politicians of any colour.
Your abbreviation of the word 'Conservative' is however, correct.
Also - you are going off topic for the motoring section. You may have to report yourself....................................................................to yourself.
He could private message a warning to himself like he did to me a while back.Also - you are going off topic for the motoring section. You may have to report yourself....................................................................to yourself.
I'm jealous! Why don't I ever get that kind of personal attention?
Closes I ever get is "You have insufficient priviliges........................" in a topic where I have dared to utter some truths.