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orange4boy · 01-17-2010, 10:11 PM

Back from a 2200 mile road trip to California. Whew! We decided to drive non -stop from a friend's place in Seattle to San Rafael in one day. Good weather and clear mountain passes allowed us to make it in about 18 1/2 hours.

We had to stop in Cedar Grove Oregon to fix a slow leak that was getting fast. The tire was rubbing on the cap and making noises because of the sidewall bulge at the lower pressure. It made a small groove in the sidewall which was no big deal because we were going to replace those tires soon anyhow. We found a Les Schwab who repaired it for free in 45 minutes and we were on our way. I had to remove the caps for them and we decided to keep them off for the rest of the trip because they only inflated the tires to 35 PSI and we didn't have time to fool around with finding air and putting them back on.

It would be better if the caps had a flat edge or a rubber strip on them where they meet the sidewall so this would not happen again if a slow leak occurred.

Otherwise, they worked flawlessly. I will be thinking of a way to solve the edge issue. Any ideas?

We just got a new set of LRR Nokian WR G2 185/65 R14s and I want to make sure that does not happen again.

01-17-2010, 10:11 PM	#21 (permalink)
orange4boy Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Wet Coast, Kanuckistan. Posts: 1,275 The Golden Egg - '93 Toyota Previa DX 90 day: 31.91 mpg (US) Chewie - '03 Toyota Prius 90 day: 57 mpg (US) The Spaceship - '00 Honda Insight Thanks: 100 Thanked 306 Times in 178 Posts	Back from a 2200 mile road trip to California. Whew! We decided to drive non -stop from a friend's place in Seattle to San Rafael in one day. Good weather and clear mountain passes allowed us to make it in about 18 1/2 hours. We had to stop in Cedar Grove Oregon to fix a slow leak that was getting fast. The tire was rubbing on the cap and making noises because of the sidewall bulge at the lower pressure. It made a small groove in the sidewall which was no big deal because we were going to replace those tires soon anyhow. We found a Les Schwab who repaired it for free in 45 minutes and we were on our way. I had to remove the caps for them and we decided to keep them off for the rest of the trip because they only inflated the tires to 35 PSI and we didn't have time to fool around with finding air and putting them back on. It would be better if the caps had a flat edge or a rubber strip on them where they meet the sidewall so this would not happen again if a slow leak occurred. Otherwise, they worked flawlessly. I will be thinking of a way to solve the edge issue. Any ideas? We just got a new set of LRR Nokian WR G2 185/65 R14s and I want to make sure that does not happen again. __________________ Vortex generators are old tech. My new and improved vortex alternators are unstoppable. "It’s easy to explain how rockets work but explaining the aerodynamics of a wing takes a rocket scientist.