chris_uk
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ok i as abit shocked this morning..
this is why.
nite b4 last i felt the steering wheel really pulling to the left as i went to the shop.. so i though the tracking may have been out..
last nite i went to pick someone up from pub and i had a really bad rattling noise when correcting the steering wheel..
1/2 way home i pulled and checked the skirts wasnt rattling (they did this b4 i put em on propperly) but it wasnt them..
i checked the front tyres and the left one was flat.., which would explain the pulling to the left.
so this morning i took the tire off expecting to se no sidewall left of anything and nothing.. tire seemed fine just flat.
so i pumped it up and its held the pressure. 
what coud have caused the tyre to just go flat like that? i havent kurbed it or hit anything and its not beng let down because i have a special valve on the tyres so unles syou have the adaptor you cant open it.
any ideaS?
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Joff
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Pesky kids
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Joff
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with the adaptor
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RichR
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was there a small stone lodged inside the valve cap - method often used by the pikies(and wether theyre locking or not - they will get them undone) around my way in southampton - tis ok tho - I caught one of them and let his bike tyres down
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chris_uk
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wll i only realised just now that you can undo it with the righ size alan key,, but who could have been arsed to undo it.. let all the pressure out, then put the cap back on... 
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
was there a small stone lodged inside the valve cap - method often used by the pikies(and wether theyre locking or not - they will get them undone) around my way in southampton - tis ok tho - I caught one of them and let his bike tyres down
nope totally clean.. the adaptor that you let it down with (you need this) was inside the car :S
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RichR
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also have u checked all overthe tyre for a small nail - pin, or thorn - u might not see it at first and if its small and well bedded - it'll let the air out a small amount at a time
Finally check for a dart mark - a small hole with a 4-5 mm circle around it - somewhere on the tyre - another favourite of the pikie scum kids -is to stab ur tyre with a dart - sometimes - because its doen under pressure - the hole seals itself - being rubber and all - and lets air out when theres more weight in the car
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
also have u checked all overthe tyre for a small nail - pin, or thorn - u might not see it at first and if its small and well bedded - it'll let the air out a small amount at a time
Finally check for a dart mark - a small hole with a 4-5 mm circle around it - somewhere on the tyre - another favourite of the pikie scum kids -is to stab ur tyre with a dart - sometimes - because its doen under pressure - the hole seals itself - being rubber and all - and lets air out when theres more weight in the car
are you a pikey?
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chris_uk
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we dont have people like that around here.
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Ben
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u dont have pikeys in Guiseley PMSL
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben
u dont have pikeys in Guiseley PMSL
not really.. they come from out of town to guiseley...
i e yeadon
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Andrew
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My car was pulling to the left and right so i got the tracking done. On the way home i moved the stearing wheel a little to the right to change lanes as i was turning right but i had the biggest scare of my life, the car did a big U turn and a skid  I could have been killed as there was cars coming at me  Took it back driving like an old fart and was told the stearing rack had cracked.
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Matt H
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Cracked alloy wheel???
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chris_uk
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Originally posted by Matt H
Cracked alloy wheel???
hope not 
no i dont think its cracked...
its been sat there for a good 1.5 hours and its still fie
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Munchie
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wheels take days to deflate (if there is a small puncture)
drive around on it for a few days then let us know
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chris_uk
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quote:
Originally posted by Munchie
wheels take days to deflate (if there is a small puncture)
drive around on it for a few days then let us know
yes da munch i know.. thats y i was confused by it being flat over night
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mtcmedia
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This happens to me out of the blue, randomly. Holds its pressure for months sometimes then the same wheel goes down. I think it might be to do with low temperatures and sudden changes in temperature. You running low profiles like me?
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RichR
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
quote:
Originally posted by LiVe LeE
also have u checked all overthe tyre for a small nail - pin, or thorn - u might not see it at first and if its small and well bedded - it'll let the air out a small amount at a time
Finally check for a dart mark - a small hole with a 4-5 mm circle around it - somewhere on the tyre - another favourite of the pikie scum kids -is to stab ur tyre with a dart - sometimes - because its doen under pressure - the hole seals itself - being rubber and all - and lets air out when theres more weight in the car
are you a pikey?
NO!!!! Some1 did it to my dads car - 3 day old Jag X type  - whilst it was parked in Nottingham - did 2 tyres - one stayedup and one went down immediately
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