Re:[DML] Spare Tire.

["therealdmcvegas <DMCVegas@xxxx>" <DMCVegas@xxxx>]

The tire size for the spare is fairly common. I typed in the tire 
size T125/70D15 into Google, and that's how I found what other 
vehicles it was used on (Eclipse, Alero, Malibu, Silhouette, etc). 
Then I just went to www.car-parts.com, and looked the part up from 
various junkyards (look in the catergory "wheels").

Just of of curiousity, when Goodyear said that they had never seen 
the tire before, were they speaking of the specific size, or the tire 
in general? Goodyear does indeed still makes spare tires. While it 
isn't the same size, low-end Jeep Wranglers w/space saver tires do 
say Goodyear on the side, and even have the exact same tread pattern 
as the DeLorean spare. There is one catch here. When I went to a Wal 
Mart tire place, my spare tire wouldn't fit properly into the machine 
to seperate the tire (or atleast that's what the guy said), so you 
may need to take the tire to a shop with the proper equipment, or a 
small "mom n pop" type place where they can remove the tires by hand 
to switch them. But the guy did wipe the wheel and tire, and 
slathered a ton of sealant all over. Holds air ever since.

I've heard two theories about why the tires don't hold air. The 
latter of the two makes sense.
1. Moisture can accumulate in the foam pads that the wheel rests on, 
and can cause corrosion on the aluminium wheel, thus "eating" thru 
the seal. My wheel didn't show any type of damage, and if this were 
the case, I don't think the problem would be as common.

2. The spares were assembled by a subcontractor (when they were added 
@ the QAC's) who never mounted and sealed the tires properly. This 
make a bit more sense, and holds a bit more water since the spare is 
made by a different company (Rockwell Intl.) than the stock wheels 
(GKN)

-Robert
vin 6585 "X"



--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, ihaveanaccount@xxxx wrote:
> I was recently quoted about $100 to replace the tire for my spare. 
At Goodyear, they said they've never seen one of the tires before. 
Any additional info about the oldsmobile minivan spare tire theory? 
<SNIP>
> Jim 
> 1537