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Tyron bands fitted badly

One of todays jobs at the HoneyBridge caravan park was to fit two caravan tyres to a caravan that has had tyron bands fitted previously. The owner of the caravan didn't realize his tyres needed changing, it was his service engineer that pointed...

Check the inside edge of your tyres

Yesterday I was called out to a Mercedes S Class, where the owner thought he had a slow puncture that could be repaired. As usual we ask for the tyre size and we bring along a spare tyre just in case the original tyre is not repairable. This was...

Landrover Discovery tyre replacement

One of todays jobs was to replace a tyre on a Landrover Discovery. The owner had realised that one tyre kept losing air, and it was getting worse. There was a small split on the outside edge of the tyre where his wife had hit a kerb and he...

Ford Galaxy locking wheelnut removal

One of the jobs today was to remove the locking wheelnuts on a Ford Galaxy in Brighton. The owner had two tyres replaced last month, so the adaptor key was available then. Today she had a blowout, and when going to put the spare on, found the...

American Corvette tyres

One of today's jobs was to fit tyres to an old American Corvette. The customer had hit a kerb and damaged one tyre, so decided to have both fronts changed at the same time. Luckily when I checked the old tyres they were 12 years old, and were...

Replace your tyres every 5 years says Quintin Willson

Yesterday in the Sunday Mirror Quintin was responding to an emailed question from a reader. The reader asked "The tyres on my Vectra are nine years old. They've got plenty of tread left and look Ok but my garage says they need changing. Are...

Peugeot 407 tyres

Today's customer was recommended by a friend who's caravan I had worked on last month. His friend had told him that he could save money on tyres, as well as saving time by having Hometyre come out to his home. He needed two new tyres on...

What are Tyron Bands

Tyron Bands are a metal 'Band' inserted inside a wheel to fill the 'well' used by tyre fitters to fit a tyre. All Wheels have some form of 'well' and by filling this up with a Tyron band you make the inside surface flat, ensuring a tyre cannot...

An easy way to check tyres are ready for changing

Many customers ask me if there is an easy way to know when their tyres are ready for changing. One very simple way is to look at the wear bars. These are little bumps of rubber placed around the tyre wthin the tread area. When these are level...

Caravan with old tyres

The caravan club recommend changing caravan tyres every 5 to 7 years regardless of tread left. Todays job in Littlehampton showed exactly why this is necessary... The owner wanted new tyres fitting in his storage compound as he was off on a...

Audi TT locking wheelnut removal

Today's customer has lost the locking wheelnut adaptor for his Audi TT, he tried hammering a socket on, only to find the locknuts had revolving collars, so that was no use. He tried drilling them out only to find the drill hardly made a mark on...

Porsche Cayenne Having 4 New Michelin's fitted

This was a job I wasn't looking forward too, just because the size of the tyres makes it difficult to handle and they are heavy. But once completed it all looked good. I was over in Brighton to fit 4 tyres on a Cayenne with 21"...

Mondeo tyre fitting in a Ford Dealership

An unusual job today was being called out to the Ford Dealership in Chichester to fit two Michelin Energy Saver tyres (Size:205/55R16) to a Ford Mondeo that had been in for a service. They had noticed that the two rear tyres were down to the...

Ford Fiesta having Bridgestone tyres all around.

This is my second customer this week who is not happy with the tyres fitted on her car from new. She has only done 17000 miles and all 4 tyres were worn down and she kept slipping in the wet. She had me fit Bridgestones on her last car...

Porsche 911 with a split tyre

Today's job was a call out to a customers Porsche with a flat tyre, at first it looked repairable as there was a nail in the tyre, but upon further investigation I found a 25mm split in the tread. When the tyre was taken off the rim there was a...

Caravan tyre sidewall splitting

We are fast approaching the may bank holidays when many caravans start venturing out on the road. If you are considering taking your caravan out, please make sure you check the tyres. Today I was called out to a caravan with 3 year old...

Tyre Pressure Monitoring System replacement valve

One of today's jobs was to replace a Tyre pressure sensor valve (TPMS) on a Peugeot 407. The customer had bought the car recently and one of the valve stems was broken. He called us at Hometyre to visit him at home to replace the stem. This is...

4x4 tyres with Tyron bands

Had a job this week for a customer who had an ex-MOD Landrover Defender that needed new tyres fitting. Being ex-army the vehicle was fitted with Tyron bands in each wheel. This caused him some problem in finding someone to change his tyres, as...

Tyre Bulges are dangerous

Should you ever see a bulge in your tyre, then get the tyre replaced ASAP, as this is a breakdown of the tyres layers and could burst at any time (Blowout). Bulges are often the result of hitting a pothole or kerb, it can cause the...

Today's a day for Punctures

Have been hear, there and everywhere today, carrying puncture repairs on a variety of vehicles. The first was a Rover 75 in Littlehampton with a screw in a rear tyre. Luckily his neighbour saw that it was flat and told him before he...