Audi A5 with Continental Sport Contact 3 265/30/20 94Y in AL2

Existing customer called to say that they had a puncture in there tyre and could we fix it. No problems, we would bring along a new tyre as well just in case the puncture could not be repaired.

Loaded a Continental Sport Contact 3 265/30/20 on to the van and set off to the customers address.

Got to the job and started to check the car out, all the other tyres where in good condition with loads of tread but the punctured tyre looked as if the side wall might be damaged from being run flat. Would not know until the tyre was removed from the wheel. Jacked up the car and removed the wheel from the car. Started to look for the puncture but no nail of screw could be found, sprayed the tyre and no sign of a puncture could be found in the tread.

Not looking good so time to spray the wheel rim where the tyre and the wheel meet. Half way around the tyre bubbles start to appear, bad sign, this normally means that the actual wheel is damaged.

Took the wheel into the back of the van and removed the tyre, the inside of the tyre was full of rubber bit (we call it dust) so the tyre could not be repaired. New tyre would be needed once we find out what is wrong with the wheel.

Looking at the inside edge of the wheel we found a crack, probably due to the wheel hitting a pot hole.

This would not be an instant fix, the wheel would have to go offsite to be professionally welded. Luckily the car had a space saver wheel so we mounted this on to the car and arranged to come back the next day once the wheel had been repaired.

Dropped the crack rim off with the welder and he said that it would be ready for the next day.

Picked the wheel up the next day and mounted the new tyre on to it, balanced the wheel and added the 25 grams that it needed to get the balancing results back to zero. Now off to the customer to mount the wheel on the car.

Got to the Audi and jacked the car up, off with the space saver and stored it in the boot. Mounted the repaired wheel and tightened the wheel nuts up to the manufacturers torque specification.

All tools put away and paper work and payment completed.

If you have cracked a rim and need to get it repaired contact Hometyre on 0800 783 93 10 and we will come to you.