ugh (tires) (rant)

[mr.utility at highstream.net (David Utley)]

This may be more of an ordeal for you to go through, but I will offer it 
anyways...

  Have you considered sending the wheel to a repair shop?  I know a fella here 
that works at one.  He has treated me right since day one.  They are good--  
they have a body shop attatched that works on anything from Austin Healeys to 
nearly new Porsches, and they also do the wheels from the cars already 
mentioned...  They have been in the wheel business for a dozen years, and I 
have seen some choice work come out of their stalls...  If you are interested, 
let me know and I will give you the contact details...

HTH

David Utley

PS, they are near my work here in OKC, OK...

Quoting Allyn <amalventano@sc.rr.com>:

> so i pull off of the highway after the 'drive all over town to re-reg the 
> cars' fiasco, and notice something just doesnt feel right with the front 
> right on the rieger. pull off at a gas station real quick, inspect tire - 
> flat (ugh). as an added bonus, i can notice a slight bubble in the sidewall.
> 
> i'm a half block from home, so i limp it there very slowly. jack up the 
> corner. put air in it to find the leak. put some more air. umm, wheres the 
> freakin leak. inflate to 40 psi. still no leak. go to let some air out and 
> voala, valve stem starts leaking. it has split right where it gets inserted 
> in the wheel, in a perfect way such that the centrifugal force from the 
> wheel spinning at highway speeds lets the air out.
> 
> god im so sick of fucking with that right front wheel. its the one that was 
> bent originally, not to mention the hub center was machined improperly (2mm 
> offset from center). now its got a questionable tire and valve stem to boot.
> 
> great.
> 
> 
> 
> Allyn Malventano, ETC(SS), USN
> 87 Rieger Scirocco GTO 2.0 16v (daily driver, 190k, rocco #6)
> 86 Kamei Twin 16V Turbo Scirocco GTX (30% complete, rocco #7)
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