Flat out inconvenient

I didn’t make it into work earlier this week because my front left tire decided to relieve some pressure.

Enough that I had to swap in my trusty spare. It’s the second time I’ve had to use it this year. Second time, ever actually.

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Doesn’t it look lonely in such a large wheel well?

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I took my car into the shop to get the flat fixed. After they took put it on the lift, they told me the front left wasn’t damaged. It just spontaneously became unsealed.

Spontaneously!

Oh, and my rear right tire had a nail in it. But that didn’t lose pressure.

Somehow. Luckily, it didn’t. I only have one donut. And I was already worn out from installing it. You know, power tools are really good at tightening wheel nuts. Too bad I don’t have any. I had a hell of a time undoing them so I could get my unsealed rim off my ride.

Seeing my RMT tomorrow. Mmmm…

One Response to “Flat out inconvenient”

  1. Carolyn Says:

    Wheel nuts are supposed to be tightened hand tight only, although some places tighten them too much by misusing power tools. I know this because the overtightening of my wheel nuts led several of the bolts to break as I was driving down the 401 once upon a time.