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Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: 300+ on October 27, 2003, 11:51:53

Note the guy in the background is standing straight. The camera is at an angle.

Please insert a book under the right hand edge of your monitor to compensate.

Steve

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: turtle on October 27, 2003, 12:24:08

Opps!!!  :D

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: 300+ on October 27, 2003, 12:26:51

Forgot to mention... I broke the handbrake cable 100m below this point...

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: Moose on October 27, 2003, 20:22:30

Did you change it there or move on a bit ?

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: 300+ on October 28, 2003, 11:27:57

Neither.

We rolled it back about 6 inches. This put all four wheels on the ground. Then we tied it to a stout tree and chocked the rear wheels. Was already in low diff lock so we put it in first and it held.

By luck the rock under the axle was both solid and perfectly horizontal. So we jacked up a couple of inches to remove the loading on the tyre.

Out came the compressor - a good one from a halfords type shop, nothing special. We hooked it up and turned it on.

Next we pulled the tyre so the bead was touching the rim and waited. A quick spray of WD40 and a few minutes later there was a loud bang and it was all done. It took about 30 PSI to seat and we left it like that for the rest of the day.

The tyre was at 22psi before hand. It had been on for 8 months, so should have stuck better than it did.

Behind the reaer wheels was a 12 inch drop, so the spare was so high it would have been very hard to get off!

Steve

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: wifey on October 31, 2003, 12:09:53

so the tyre didn't burst or shred, it just 'popped' off? :shock:
where did this happen exactly - so I can avoid it :twisted:

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: strapping young lad on October 31, 2003, 12:17:38

those are foreign plates tina so i dont think its round here.

d

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: muddyweb on October 31, 2003, 18:52:52

They are foreign indeed... Australia in fact.

The "gentleman" in question was telling me that the wheel lifted and bounced down, there was a big pop and a puff of dust.

No damage to wheel or tyre.

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: 300+ on November 01, 2003, 23:54:33

Tim's description was spot on. I think it came down on one wheel while sliding sideways on the edge of the step.

I believe this is actually a gazetted road. It's just outside Brisbane.

I thought it was going over... Lucky my insuance covers me anywhere that is not racing.

Steve

PS This is now the third change of subject for this thread. I'm very anti-censorship and do not believe that I was offending anybody with the original topic.

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: muddyweb on November 02, 2003, 19:44:36

Quote from: "Neil loves Turtle Wax"

PS This is now the third change of subject for this thread. I'm very anti-censorship and do not believe that I was offending anybody with the original topic.

Steve,

The topic name was changed as we have received complaints about that particular word in the past.  Not so much censorship as moderation.

Cheers.

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: Moose on November 02, 2003, 19:49:05

Still, it make everyone look at the post.

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: BrumLee on November 03, 2003, 15:52:54

Quote from: "Neil loves Turtle Wax"

PS This is now the third change of subject for this thread. I'm very anti-censorship and do not believe that I was offending anybody with the original topic.

could we change it to 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'  :lol:  :lol:

Title: 'struth me tyres off Bruce and I'm late for the Rugga'
Post by: Moose on November 03, 2003, 20:20:02

I would leave the rugga out, unless you want to get beaten by the Pomms