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What do y’all do about the no spare tire problem? I bought a ‘21 Leaf SV 6 mos ago and am quite happy so far, but leery about depending on a can of Puncture Seal.
I bought a 2015 Leaf 4 years ago and was horrified to find that it had a can of goop and a compressor instead of a spare tire. The goop would work only for a small puncture that was not in the sidewall. I imagined what a mechanic would charge to clean the goop off the wheel, the tire and the pressure sensor, before patching the tire. Also, the can of goop was past its expiry date. So, I bought a new wheel, a used tire and a jack. I didn't like the idea of putting the spare under the car since the rear belly pan would need to be cut out and the spare would be exposed to the elements. I put the spare in the "trunk" and secured it with an eye bolt. The floor of the trunk is not very thick, so I welded a nut to a steel plate and siliconed it to the underside of the trunk and applied moly grease to keep the threads from rusting. The jack and tools store nicely in and around the spare and there is still just enough room for my golf clubs.What do y’all do about the no spare tire problem? I bought a ‘21 Leaf SV 6 mos ago and am quite happy so far, but leery about depending on a can of Puncture Seal.
We own a 2020 Plus. I bought a spare and changing kit on ebay. Put the spare on a large piece of plastic in the area behind the back seat.What do y’all do about the no spare tire problem? I bought a ‘21 Leaf SV 6 mos ago and am quite happy so far, but leery about depending on a can of Puncture Seal.
Than I guess this thread isn't a concern for you, not sure why you replied.A car is made up of 1500 parts, any of which can fail .....not sure why we carry a spare wheel.......haven't had a flat in 30 years and 500,00 miles...I'll take my chances.
Seized lug nuts are a nightmare, especially if you get a flat tire in the boonies and there is no cell service. For 50 years, I have been putting a thin coat of molybdenum disulfide grease on the threads of the wheel studs on my vehicles, making sure that no grease gets on the tapered surface of the lug nuts or the mating surfaces on the wheels. I change wheels twice a year (winter and summer tires) and have never had a lug nut seize or loosen. Note that torque specs assume that the tapered surfaces on the lug nuts and wheels are clean and dry.I occasionally take my 2019 Leaf on rough mountain roads, so I bought two cans of goop that live in the trunk space next to the cargo bin, and joined AAA. As a musician, I'm often packing the Leaf full of electric pianos and PA gear, so I can't easily give up space for a spare tire. Ironically, it was my wife's Honda Element that got a flat tire right at home. My whole family was unable to budge the bolts to change the tire, so I thought of the Leaf's tire goop cans. We followed the directions, and it worked a charm: the Element's flat tire was inflated and stayed so while we drove it to the tire shop, whose pneumatic wrenches worked better than our muscle, and they were able to repair the tire.
I have done the same with winter tire steel rims that liked to glue themselves on. More than a few times I've spent 15 or 20 minutes banging on the tire with a rubber mallet before it came off. With regard to getting the lug nuts off, sometimes my air impact doesn't cut it but I can get them off with a regular tire iron and a 3' cheater bar slipped over it.I also grease the threads of the wheel studs. In addition, I use anti-seize compound on any wheel mating surfaces where alloy meets steel.
I cannot count the number of times I had to use a dead-blow hammer to get an alloy wheel off a hub.
You are one very lucky person! Tiny sharp rock in the tread groove, 18 gauge nail snapped off flush inside the groove, screw in the tire, wife driving too fast on a road that was being redone, large rock base, cut the side wall. Forced into the curb (1 spare didn't cut it that time). I'm sure there are others as well. Fortunately none on the Leaf (knock on wood).A car is made up of 1500 parts, any of which can fail .....not sure why we carry a spare wheel.......haven't had a flat in 30 years and 500,00 miles...I'll take my chances.
No spare tire = no jack. They expect us to use the goop and drive it to a dealer. Just extra weight and cost for no benefit as far as Nissan is concerned.I recently had a fast puncture having hit a pothole. I tried the gloop and pump but it was no good. Luckily only a half mile from home, so I drove.
The plan next day was to take off the bad wheel and drive it to my local garage in our second car. I knew there was no spare when I bought the car, but what shocked me was that there was no jack! The wheel brace from the other car didn’t fit, and I didn’t trust the jack to lift the extra weight of the Leaf.
I can understand the logic behind no spare wheel, but what is the logic behind no jack?
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