What have you done today with your Austin Seven

[David Stepney]

Your local tyre fitting depot should be able to handle an puncture or tyre fitting quite happily.

[Peter Naulls]

I have found that none of my local tyre dealers will fit Seven tyres but a motorcycle dealer will, £30 each.

[Chris KC]

It's certainly worth learning how to change a tyre/ repair a puncture, if only to save yourself a wad of money; and is not beyond the reach of anyone with scant mechanical competence and modest physical fitness. You would need a pair of tyre levers, ideally 14" or longer, otherwise it will be hard work. Plus of course a puncture repair kit. Care should be taken to protect paint on the wheel rims, and not to pinch the inner tube with the levers. Otherwise it's no more than a little imagination and a bit of heaving.

[Robert Leigh]

Changing tyres is straightforward if you know what you are doing. It is best learned by watching the right person and then being supervised by them to do the same thing, so that they can point out any improvements which you might make in your technique. Without knowing what you are doing you are likely to have difficulties, and as a minimum you will remove paint from your rims!

[Hugh Barnes]

In addition to Chris' comments above, I would also suggest a small pot of some suitable 'lubricant' to help ease the tyre back on. I have found french chalk is surprisingly effective, but if you pop in to your local tyre place and ask everso nicely, they might give you a dollop of the stuff the professionals use. I carry said 'dollop' in a second hand spice jar. You don't need a great deal...

[Howard Wright]

And

Get the tyres warm before you start

Howard

[Alan]

The “stuff” the professionals use is essentially household soap. Don’t use washing up liquid it’s got lots of salt in it, keep all the heel ends of your bathroom soap bars, mix with a little water and let it go soft. Alternatively you can buy the real stuff quite cheaply. I got a tub of it 20 years ago still got most of it left.

[AustinWood]

I use Waxoyl.

[dickie65]

I fitted a new Smiths 2" tachometer in the fuel gauge hole to replace the faulty second hand one.
It reads up to 8000 RPM so it should cope with my engine !!

[David Stepney]

Went over to my friends Gerald and Lisa just to be nosy, as they picked up their new car today, a Seat Ateca. And Yes, I have already made jokes to Lisa about it being Granny's Ateca (you will need to say it out loud to get the pun).

My! How cars have altered in 92 years!


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