I just went to a tire store and had a brand new spare put on and they cleaned the rim and it has held perfect for a year. The original tire got rock hard thats why it wouldn't seat properly on the rim. The new tire looks exactly the same but it is a lot softer than the original spare tire. Mark V On Monday, December 6, 2004, at 12:47 PM, Marc Levy wrote: > > > This past weekend, DeLorean Midatlantic had our winter > holiday event. > > Thanks to Gary Gore for putting together a fun event.. > and a BIG THANKS to Tom Grippenburg. > > While on my way down to the event, I got a call on my > cell phone from another DeLorean owner who was stuck > due to a flat tire. I took a 50 mile detour to lend a > hand. > > The spare was typically flat, so I mounted mine which > had gotten a bead-seal about 2 years ago and has held > 60Lbs with no problem since. > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/