Pram wheels

Odd that..... my R has a standard size Volan in the boot, and a warning about the fact that the diff will not be impressed if a different size wheel is run on the same axle.... weird ?

Jim,
'96 855-R (The Flying Wardrobe)

[Simon Linton]

That would certainly be the case if your car was a AWD, but the standard FWD car will run spacesaver spares - especially on the back axle of course.

Actually, if your car was a AWD, running a new spare opposite a worn tyre will knacker the diff - puncture one of these and it's a trailer job to the tyre dealers for four new boots.

Yes four, since the front-to-back diameter must also be the same as the side-to-side diameter.

Argh!

Hi Everyone, from 'The new kid on the block'

With the T5 V70 running Pirelli P6000 225/45 R17, a 'proper' wheel will NOT fit in the wheel well. I actually tried it today!

When I bought the car last year, a 'full size' spare was unavailable in the options list. I assumed that was because it would not fit. Now confirmed :)

I think Jim is refering to the section in the owners manual that refers to wheel diameter on AWD's and cars equipped with the visco-drive differentials (manual 70 series R's) but I aren't sure if manual 850R's used the same diff setup as the later cars.

With regards to the "new" V70's fitted with 225/45 tyres, a friend of mine ordered a full size 17" alloy spare for his V70 2.4T, and we managed to get it to fit in the well, after removing the plastic tray that fits under the lifting floor section.

Has anyone tried these aerosols, like the ones TVR use instead of a spare wheel ? I am fortunate/unfortunate enough to run a R AWD and it seams to me that the space saver ain't a lot of use at all if its going to wreck the diffs when used. Could these aerosols be a get you home alternative if the punctured tyre isn't gashed e.t.c ??


Neil (99 R-AWD)

Hi Neil

re the tyre gunk/inflator

peugeots new little 205 coupe has no spare wheel, cos of the folding

roof they actulayy supply 2 tubes of the tyre inflating gunk with the car,

and membership to the aa included in the price..

re my experiance with the gunky stuff

it serves only one purpose to get you to a tyre depot or home


the 2 problems associated with it are

if the tyre is off the rim, or the sealing bead has detached

all the inflation aerosol in the world wont work!!

and when you take the true to the tyre depot not exceeding 30mph

cos of the heat the tyre generates

the worst part is that the tyre has to be junked

so if you have a brand new tyre at £100 pounds cost and you puntutre

it at one day old. Then carry out a temporary get you home repair

using tyre gunk, you would have to buy a new tyre again

the reason being that the tyre repair place cannot find the puncture

to repair, as the gunk puts a thin film of sealant over all the inner

surface of the tyre. Hence the do not exceed 30mph bit


from personall experiance i would not use it

but other people may swear by it

regs

matt

[sheerwater]

Interestingly enough some manufacturers are actually advertising a full size spare wheel as standard!!!!Cheers Nigel