Puncture Repair for a Range Rover Sport in Penicuik

With storm Ciara relentlessly battering the country, twigs, nails and screws are being thrown onto the road. Unfortunately this also means that a multitude of customers are experiencing punctures on their vehicle. This customer called in as soon as they got home to get a puncture repair on their vehicle. With all puncture repairs, we take a spare tyre just in case it's not repairable. At the customer's request, we took a Goodyear.

With the tyre in the van, we headed out to the customer's home address. Whilst on rout, we gave them a quick courtesy call to say we were running about 10 minutes early which they were more than happy with! Upon arrival we inspected all five tyres to judge wear and any oddities such as curb, age or deliberate damage being inflicted on the tyre. The only issue was the punctured front near side tyre which looked quite glum as it sat on the floor with no air inside.

Before proceeding, we installed the alignment gauges as we noticed a bit of an inner wear issue. After checking the alignment, taking notes and performing the necessary calculations, it was concluded that the alignment was out by quite a bit! We then jumped from one side to another to adjust the track rod ends to bring the alignment back into shape.

After correcting the alignment, we jacked the vehicle up and removed the offending wheel. This was then inflated above the normal pressure so we can listen for a constant release of air. Luckily for the customer, the screw was right in the centre of the tyre. We then proceeded to deflate the tyre by removing the valve core and place the tyre on the bench. The screw was taken out of the tyre, the remaining hole drilled and smoothed with the Dremel and plugged from the inside with the tyre cement and rubber plug. The stalk sticking out above the tyre was cut to the height of the tread.

Leaving the cement to harden for a couple minutes, we gave the alloy a deep clean ready for installation. The repaired wheel was then placed back onto the rim, inflated, balanced and placed back onto the vehicle where we torqued the nuts to the correct specification.

The customer then took the vehicle out for a quick spin an remarked at how different it felt. After driving a vehicle for a number of months/years, your mind starts to counter the incorrect alignment. When correcting the alignment, your mind notices the difference straight away and alarm bells go off say "That's not correct!" whereas, in actual fact, it is correct!

If your vehicle needs an alignment check, a new tyre or even a puncture repair, give us a call on 0131 341 3424