Tyre problem, help asap!!!! - Saxperience

saxo23 · 4th October 2007, 18:54

Hiya,

Washing my car today and when I finished I heard a slight pishing sound coming from my rear right wheel. Because there was loose water on the car I noticed the air was coming from just next to the air valve on the tyre. I can move the valve from side to side and it seems to block the air from coming out if I push it totally to the left so it must only be a really small crack next to the valve. I took it to my local tyre centre at 515 but the bloke there was a total knobhead and he refused to even look at it as he closed at 6!!! SO I have come home and my mum suggested to just force some paper round the base of the vavle just to hold it until the morning so I can take it to a different tyre centre in my local town. By pushing this paper in it has totally stopped any air from coming out(even though a very small amount was coming out anyway) and it seems to me rather than take it to a tyre centre and have topay a bomb is there any product that I could use to try and fix up the hole myself or is there anything that you could suggest that I could do to try and fix the problem without having to take it to the centre tomorrow morning?

Any help would be very gratefully recieved.

Cheers

Matt

frankie · 4th October 2007, 18:59

tyre sealant or summit.

whack some super clue/ puncture repair kit shizz on it

kev999_VTR · 4th October 2007, 18:59

I know this sounds stupid, but try tightening/loosening the valve cap, because I had a problem that sounds like that and I just loosened the cap and never had to change or blow it up the 6months I had it, apart from when the air had come out, lol. Failing that, try one of those rubber adhessive pads you can get.

pepper953 · 4th October 2007, 19:16

put a new valve in anything else wont work properly

saxo23 · 4th October 2007, 19:21

I just tried moving the cap and tightening it and loosening it but it doesnt seem to make any difference. I think the paper is holding it at the moment so it is hard for me to hear what is going on and I dont want to force it out as its dark and I would like it with some air in to drive it tomorrow if needs be. I might have a go with a tyre pad like you say and a bit of glue. I just think to me it seems like its a tiny split next to the base of the valve and I know for a fact if I take it to a tyre centre they will make me get a new tyre or something which I dont want to do really as I have my eye on a new headunit tomorrow. Thanks for the advice lads.

saxo23 · 4th October 2007, 19:22

How much is a new valve roughly then mate?

RJ303 · 4th October 2007, 20:33

Tyre centre will put a whole new valve in for £3 the place I go to does anyway.

saxo23 · 4th October 2007, 21:06

Ahh excellent, cheers mate. Might not have to put off buying the headunit for £3 then lol

saxo23 · 5th October 2007, 18:31

SORTED, glued round the base of the valve and put some chalk dust on it and it seems to have sorted it for the time being. Reminded me when I used to ride my bike and sorting out punctures on that. Thanks a lot for the help.