water in spare tire
#1
water in spare tire
Yep, I took out my spare tire to check the air pressure and it was low. I pumped it back up with hand pump, I do this with all four tires, good work out...lol. Then check it and all good. Getting ready to put it back I hear a swoosh of water in there. I move it around and sure enough, there's water in there. I checked the spare tire well and nothing wet or moist what so ever in there. What could it be??
#7
Oh, ok...lol. I checked the drains, not clogged. Drains are on tight too. Oh, sorry misunderstanding stevan. Sorry, didn't describe good then. I still have the wheel in my hands. when i move the wheel, outsied of the car, there is a liquid in there for sure.
Last edited by twinkletoes; 03-25-07 at 08:52 PM.
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#8
Originally Posted by Stevan
No, I'm not pulling his leg, the sound could be the gas moving around in the tank while he's moving the car up/down to put the spare in.
sorry for mistake, I cant read
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#10
Originally Posted by twinkletoes
hhahahah. Its not that big a deal i guess anyways.
The water balances your wheel/tire combo(from what I've read), I think thats why the "tire mounters" don't bother to get the water out.
Although, it probably doesn't help the rust factor on the steel rim.
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Waffles - hmmm good
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I think its just water thats condensed out of the air in the tire and over the years its built up in there.
You might want to have the tire remounted to get rid of the water though for a couple of reasons. Rust on the steel wheel is the obvious one. The other is that the water in there can get heated up if you try to use the tire (like as a replacement when you get a flat) and can cause a lot of expansion if it gets hot enough, might blow the tire off the rim in an extreme case. Out in LV it probably could get hot enough if you ran on it long enough.
Mister Murphy is just waiting to getcha with that tire :-)
You might want to have the tire remounted to get rid of the water though for a couple of reasons. Rust on the steel wheel is the obvious one. The other is that the water in there can get heated up if you try to use the tire (like as a replacement when you get a flat) and can cause a lot of expansion if it gets hot enough, might blow the tire off the rim in an extreme case. Out in LV it probably could get hot enough if you ran on it long enough.
Mister Murphy is just waiting to getcha with that tire :-)