Headed To Work..

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 17 2009 21:06 GMT

started my van. Was moving sluggish like sweet tooth.

Stopped, checked my tires. Right front flat. Fucking rusty old wood staple in the tread. I don't have a bike pump or anything to fill it temporarily either.I don't have AAA.

If I call around locally to shops do they normally charge extra to send a guy out? Otherwise I'm gonna skateboard somewhere and buy a bike pump/air compresser and just take it to a gas station or something.

Empyrean

16935 Posts

June 17 2009 21:08 GMT

Yeah, most places will charge to tow your vehicle.

On an unrelated note, on the way back from spring break, our car broke down.

We left it in a parking lot in Georgia.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 17 2009 21:12 GMT

no not to tow, just to send a guy out to repair it/change it there on the spot. or even temp fix so i can drive it to their shop.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 17 2009 21:24 GMT

fuck, now the tire valve tip thing just came out when I was pumping the tire from a pump a guy down the street had. WTF

oh yea, I left my skateboard 3 cities over too. Time to get Gump.

Husky

United States3362 Posts

June 17 2009 21:36 GMT

lol... do bike pumps even work on that? I would have just drove it to the nearest gas station....

micronesia

United States24484 Posts

June 17 2009 21:39 GMT

Do you have a spare? I'm guessing not. Sounds like you need to pay for a tow unfortunately...

edit: your van seems more like dark tooth

QuanticHawk

United States32024 Posts

June 17 2009 21:45 GMT

Find a friend who has AAA and you're all hood, dood.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 17 2009 21:48 GMT

Yea, you can pump a tire, it just takes forever. I remember my uncle had a tractor tire and me and 4 other cousins all took like 2 or 3 sets of 200 pumps each.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 17 2009 21:49 GMT

So, There is a spare tire that is fucked up with a bulge on the wall of it in my gma's garage. My gf is gonna pick it up and I'm going to learn how to change a tire.

Etherone

United States1898 Posts

June 17 2009 22:25 GMT

#10

On June 18 2009 06:49 CharlieMurphy wrote:
So, There is a spare tire that is fucked up with a bulge on the wall of it in my gma's garage. My gf is gonna pick it up and I'm going to learn how to change a tire.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=91579 a little help

Racenilatr

United States2756 Posts

June 18 2009 00:25 GMT

#11

hahahaha funny van

Grobyc

Canada18410 Posts

June 18 2009 00:27 GMT

#12

lol random micronesia guides always there to save the day.

You know, you gotta make sure the tire fits your wheel too. You can't just go around using random spare tires in the garage haha

micronesia

United States24484 Posts

June 18 2009 00:33 GMT

#13

On June 18 2009 06:45 Hawk wrote:
Find a friend who has AAA and you're all hood, dood.

AAA services the driver... not the car. They would have to lie and say that it is their car.

eXigent.

Canada2419 Posts

June 18 2009 00:39 GMT

#14

changing a tire is one of the easiest things you can do. Also dont like all vehicles come with either a spare tire, or at least a donut? (small temporary tire). Unless you got the van used and someone else already used it.

also, if its just a small hole from a staple, then just goto a hardware store or something, and buy a patch kit. It's basically a long sticky thick string looking thing that you ram into the hole, and it plugs it up really well. My brother ran over a 2 inch screw and after using a patch kit on it, it hasnt deflated yet.

here is a link to exactly what I am talking about. This will show you step by step how to plug the hole in your tire the proper way, and the kit only costs $5

http://autorepair.about.com/od/fixityourself/ss/tire_plug.htm

SoulMarine

United States586 Posts

June 18 2009 01:50 GMT

#15

Eat moar chickn

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

June 18 2009 02:48 GMT

#16

OK besides all the people who didn't actually read the 10 lines from 3 posts. MY gf showed up and the old spare tire that was from my car originally had a crack and was unusable.

She also came to the rescue with a electric pump, jack, and tire iron. The tire iron was really cheap and felt like it was going to snap. I wasn't sure where to put the jack so I was in double danger. I didn't have a pipe to put on the wrench so it was a huge bitch to do. I popped all kinds of blood vessels, bruised the shit out of my hands, and the plastic paint/coating on the wrench actually cracked/flaked off at the bend from the stress. I kept thinking the thing was gonna snap and smash my teeth or something. Each nut made this sickening SNAP/CRUNCH sound when I got it loose. So after like 20+ minutes I got them all loose.

So I took the busted tires to a tire place down the street. Old tire was cracked on side wall beyond repairs, they couldn't repair the other because there were 3 or 4 screws/nails in the tire (never gonna drive behind trucks again). And the valve came out so they said just get a new tire. 60$- no thanks, guy was cool and understood and sent me to a gas station where they do used tires. Gas station garage was closed (just after 5pm).

I had to go to the bank to get cash so my gf could get gas and we decided to get some food also. While there, I noticed an Auto Zone and they told me to go down the street to Discount Tire, they have used stuff for like 10$. (thank god for 1800goog411 and the text messaging info service).

After a struggle to actually get to the tire place (really bad entrance/location), they tell me they don't do used tires and couldn't fix it either. Said 80-90$ for new one, told me just down the street (lol again) to Ruan's; they have tons of used tires.

GF getting really impatient and tired a this point.

We go there and it's a win. The Mexican guys are basically doing nothing and it's instant service. Problem is they don't have my size of tire 205/70/15, the best he could find was 215/70/15, the wheel is a few inches taller. They were training their teenaged brother and he did it all right there while I watched and replaced the broken valve and everything. 25$, I ask the guy if it doesn't work out if I can come back and he says sure.

So we came back with Carl's Jr and I scarfed it all down. Went back out and had to pump the jack up the extra few couple inches to line it up with the screws. Tightened em all up and took her for a spin around the neighborhood. The alignment is pretty off (but it was already off before anyways lol). Maybe the right pull it used to have now replaced by the left pull will balance out.

Seemed ok, car doesn't look funny from the front either. I think it'll be fine (unless someone says otherwise?). When I parked I did noticed about 3 oz of oil in a pool which, after investigation, came from the left axle. I'm thinking since I left it propped on the jack it was dripping oil off the top from a weird angle or something.

If I don't post tomorrow in the afternoon I probably died. Wish me luck, lol

Manifesto7

Osaka27093 Posts

June 18 2009 02:58 GMT

#17

You have the most ghetto life. Good luck and please don't die. I don't know what we would do without you.

coltrane

Chile988 Posts

June 18 2009 03:11 GMT

#18

you know?
let me share some facts:

here in chile you cant get a license if you dont know at least in theory how to change a tire...

Also, you dont get the vehicle`s circulation permisson unless it has one extra tire, if your vehicle uses different diametter on front and rear tires then you need two, each diametter.

Once a year you need to do a full check, the cops ask you for that check certificate each time they stop a car, and the checking includes the extra tire(s if 2 needed) and the toolset to change it.

I changed my first tire ever with my dad when i was like 8 years old.

I have done it many times in small vehicles, vans, big vehicles and in a tolva truck once... is the same shit ever.

therefore U SUCK.