This procedure is not recomended but it works. Take the spare tire to a tire shop that will be comfortable in demounting and remounting the spare. Ask if they have Camel Bead Sealer or equivelent. Have them apply liberaly to the bead of the tire and rim. The problem with the spare is that it does not seal well at the bead of the rim and by using the Bead Sealer it will now hold air. It should be checked at least monthly but my spare holds 60 psi and now doesn't leak. Before doing this it wouldn't hold air for 1 day! If they are a little sloppy with the sealer just clean it up when you get home. Keep a large plastic bag and a bungee cord with the spare just in case you ever have to use it! The flat tire can be placed either on the passenger seat or on top of the engine cover with the bungee cord holding the sunshade (in the plastic bag). If you inspect your tires weekly including air pressure and replace when the tread indicators show your chances of needing the spare are low. David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxx, DMCVegas@xxxx wrote: > Ok, here's a question that I have, that I've never seen on the DML > before. My spare tire is unable to hold air, so I can't really use it > in an emergency. I'm also not too keen on carrying a can of fix-a- > flat around since it gets way too hot in the summer time. So, here's > my question. Can I use the tire sealant on my spare tire to keep air > in, and be able to use my tire? Is there a danger of any kind since > the rubber is so old? If nothing else, is it possible to buy a new > spare tire? Obviously a differant size, I've seen that the Goodyear > temporary spare on the Jeep Wrangler has to exact same tread pattern. > So I know that Goodyear still makes spares. > > Any thoughts? > > -Robert > vin 6585