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Jules · 24th September 2007, 10:37

Agree totally GG.
You just have to find a conscientious tyre fitter who you can trust, who takes pride in not damaging your alloys & bolts etc.

Also make sure they have the correct balancing weights before hand and that special plastic shield that slides round with the wheel to protect the rim during refitting.

I always tip Tony or Terry, my 2 local fitters, this helps too:lol:

tigerchubs · 24th September 2007, 14:42

When having a tyre repaired always enquire if the dealer repairs to
BS AU159f specifications. As for plastic sleds a proper tyre fitter can do it without, even sleds can damage wheels if not used correctly.

Jules · 24th September 2007, 19:49

Cheers Tiger
And the table re BS 159f relating to the repairable tread area is freely available on web. It's a true size downloadable PDF file

http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press...area-gauge.htm

These figures relate to measurements from the centreline of the tread:

Tyre Repair
Width Area
135 82 mm
145 88 mm
155 93 mm
165 108 mm
175 114 mm
185 120 mm
195 128 mm
205 145 mm
215 153 mm
225 159 mm
235 167 mm
245 174 mm
255 180 mm
265 187 mm
275 194 mm
285 201 mm
295 208 mm
335 236 mm
345 243 mm

24th September 2007, 10:37	#11
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	Agree totally GG. You just have to find a conscientious tyre fitter who you can trust, who takes pride in not damaging your alloys & bolts etc. Also make sure they have the correct balancing weights before hand and that special plastic shield that slides round with the wheel to protect the rim during refitting. I always tip Tony or Terry, my 2 local fitters, this helps too:lol: __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block

24th September 2007, 14:42	#12
tigerchubs Gets stuck in Rover 75 CDT+ in Yorkshire Gold Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Sheffield Posts: 975 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	When having a tyre repaired always enquire if the dealer repairs to BS AU159f specifications. As for plastic sleds a proper tyre fitter can do it without, even sleds can damage wheels if not used correctly. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

24th September 2007, 19:49	#13
Jules This is my second home ZT 260 SE Twilight and 10 other 75 ZT's :O Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Conwy NORTH WALES Posts: 11,094 Thanks: 512 Thanked 1,116 Times in 763 Posts	Cheers Tiger And the table re BS 159f relating to the repairable tread area is freely available on web. It's a true size downloadable PDF file http://www.etyres.co.uk/etyres-press...area-gauge.htm These figures relate to measurements from the centreline of the tread: Tyre Repair Width Area 135 82 mm 145 88 mm 155 93 mm 165 108 mm 175 114 mm 185 120 mm 195 128 mm 205 145 mm 215 153 mm 225 159 mm 235 167 mm 245 174 mm 255 180 mm 265 187 mm 275 194 mm 285 201 mm 295 208 mm 335 236 mm 345 243 mm __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Newbies do now!! 1. Plenum drains..all 3 or 4 year dependent 2. Cooling fan..All speeds functioning 3. Bonnet cable divider block