Spare Wheel Pressure

[Donagh]

Hi all,

My spare wheel on the back door never holds it's pressure. I also have no spare wheel cover so maybe it is being cause by exposure to the sunshine but we don't get so much of that around here so I can't figure it out.

I'll bring it in to a tyre place next week I think but would be good to know what ye think. I noticed on NS 4x4 they sell a spare for €100 that I am probably going to pick up.

What do you think? Is the lack of a cover causing my pressure issue or should it not matter?

 

[Shayne]

Quick find and I expect you can get it cheaper but a nail in your tyre will make no difference at all if it has OKO in it .

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Puncture-Free-Sealant-Caravans-1250ml/dp/B00XY5Y842

Wheel cover makes no difference , I'd suspect a leaking valve if its an unused tyre .

 

[Donagh]

Thanks for your reply Shayne, so if I use oko it might fix the problem? I might try pumping it up and submerging it in water to see where it's coming from like you do with a bicycle wheel. It's a very slow leak though so there might not be any visible bubbles. Is it much hassel swapping out the valve it that is the issue?

 

[Shayne]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/VORCOOL-Remover-Motorbike-Motorcycle-Replacement/dp/B0711C1GRC/ref=sr_1_26?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.8YKlwnB2mwyPchPes1DaLJ3NeXDvAehNiBrJ3POT7Qu4nynIT7XLDeqew0i1BTYcDqxvACKPdo5RRIFR-Jdaaor5iw_D5LYGR-L02W5WmGQauHL7gosnqzGEj8_J1Eavj82CAW5hB7wJD_oZhjG3RC2NAs3reC4rYvWrpivqOxLFE3ZnKdPDhQ0wb7m4dhuYhWvfl2_DYAVG2KWrw9KmdPUszzTxREIZzXHcL3yygkLyn8-sfO___M0zaVQWCuDZg6L-2Sfd2wTqtmVkgHDRaNGimKIgHiNtzgyZSHwkJrg.Zkt5ythkuQSxtQRChJEhzvPo20WlGMWdjC1k66S_W3M&dib_tag=se&keywords=valve+core+removal+tool&qid=1715330935&sr=8-26

There's loads to choose from thats just a quick find .

Takes a lot longer to pump a tyre up than it does to change the valve , it just screws out .

 

[Shayne]

Oh and I put oko in new tyres , it helps with balancing and nothing but a tear is going to leave you flat .

Just remembered noticing a screw in the mrs tyre night before mot , stuck some oko in pulled the screw out and drove around the block , might have been 5 years ago she's still using the same tyres and I've never thought about it since .

 

[karl2000]

120 wheels are getting old now, it could be corrosion around the rim breaking the bead - spray some soapy water around the rim or get the local tyre place to have a look

 

[toolsplus]

My spare lives on the back door in Portugal without a cover,never loses pressure

 

[Donagh]

OK that's as clear an answer I can get. Later on I'll get out to the compressor then soap it up and see where the air is coming out, hopefully it's the valve and not a greater issue.
Thanks for all the replies j120 fans.

 

[karl2000]

If its the rim the tyre place can normally reseal it for a tenner