Safe economy: what to do if the tire has lost a lot of studs?
- November 7, 2022
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The coming winter will mainly be an emergency for one simple reason: most drivers will decide to save on tires and run on old tires – tires that
The coming winter will mainly be an emergency for one simple reason: most drivers will decide to save on tires and run on old tires – tires that are “still out of season”. It is impossible to scold and blame because incomes have fallen and the price of tires has risen significantly. However, you should not hope for luck either – you should take the situation into your own hands, especially since anyone can do it. And how exactly, says the portal “AvtoVzglyad”.
A crisis is a crisis, but no one will refuse a passenger car because of the shortcomings of winter tires. The vast majority, seeing skyrocketing prices for new tires, will decide that “it will suffice”. And the result will be regrettable, because tires are always cheaper than iron, but this is tomorrow’s problem. Today we need to save money.
You can stigmatize such an approach in rich times, but now – the tongue does not turn. The people became impoverished again, the cash flows decreased and prices rose. And, as in the case of tires, sometimes sometimes. And what to do, one wonders, who to scold in the kitchen to buy new tires? Shaking the air doesn’t help, so you have to take the problem by the gills and do everything yourself. Moreover, the solution is known and available.
In three out of four cases, winter tire wear is due to loose studs. Despite the devout belief that a studded tire with a loss of “teeth” automatically turns into a friction tire, things are a little different. Products from different “camps” have a different rubber composition and a different principle of operation. You can gossip for a long time about which side to choose, but the fact remains: our winters are snowy, cold and even icy, so most people will prefer the good old peak. And sometimes he flies.
If the tire runs out of iron, it loses its effectiveness, causing the driver trouble. But let’s listen to the national logic – you can solve it! But the spikes can really be put back in place and stay on such a tire pretty quietly for more than one season. For these purposes, repair spikes should be purchased at a car store or on the Internet.
Before buying, you just need to measure the depth of the hole in which the new “tooth” will be placed to choose the right model. There are options for 7, 8 or more mm, and this indicator does not depend on the degree of wear, but on the model of the tire itself. By the way, spikes are sold in sets of 100, 500 or more pieces, but, as practice has shown, the most relevant “weight” for home use is 500. It costs about 120-150 pieces per wheel. In total, the manufacturer assembles at least 200 spikes in one tire.
So bought – how do you put them now? First of all, it is worth knowing that at the last stage of preparation for sale the tire is always “studded up”, and this is often done by hand, even in factories. Second, it is not the gods who burn the pots, so that the eyes become afraid and the hands hiss. In addition to the “teeth”, we need a “device” with which we can integrate the non-integrable. Both the patented “do-shipun”, which costs about 2,000 rubles, and the usual screwdriver nozzle, modified with a file, are enough (we will not give instructions, they can be easily found on the Internet). You’ll also need laundry detergent to speed up the process and fight chafing. Well, then – a matter of technique and patience.
The first 10 spikes will be a test of endurance, but after that the process will be much easier and faster. By the way, don’t forget to clean the seats from dirt, dust and small stones. After spending a few evenings on difficult work, you can not only save tens of thousands of rubles on new tires, but also save your nerves and budgets in the winter, which, as logic suggests, will be particularly long this year.
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A crisis is a crisis, but no one will refuse a passenger car because of the shortcomings of winter tires. The vast majority, seeing skyrocketing prices for new tires, will decide that “it will suffice”. And the result will be regrettable, because tires are always cheaper than iron, but this is tomorrow’s problem. Today we need to save money.
You can stigmatize such an approach in rich times, but now – the tongue does not turn. The people became impoverished again, the cash flows decreased and prices rose. And, as in the case of tires, sometimes sometimes. And what to do, one wonders, who to scold in the kitchen to buy new tires? Shaking the air doesn’t help, so you have to take the problem by the gills and do everything yourself. Moreover, the solution is known and available.
In three out of four cases, winter tire wear is due to loose studs. Despite the devout belief that a studded tire with a loss of “teeth” automatically turns into a friction tire, things are a little different. Products from different “camps” have a different rubber composition and a different principle of operation. You can gossip for a long time about which side to choose, but the fact remains: our winters are snowy, cold and even icy, so most people will prefer the good old peak. And sometimes he flies.
If the tire runs out of iron, it loses its effectiveness, causing the driver trouble. But let’s listen to the national logic – you can solve it! But the spikes can really be put back in place and stay on such a tire pretty quietly for more than one season. For these purposes, repair spikes should be purchased at a car store or on the Internet.
Before buying, you just need to measure the depth of the hole in which the new “tooth” will be placed to choose the right model. There are options for 7, 8 or more mm, and this indicator does not depend on the degree of wear, but on the model of the tire itself. By the way, spikes are sold in sets of 100, 500 or more pieces, but, as practice has shown, the most relevant “weight” for home use is 500. It costs about 120-150 pieces per wheel. In total, the manufacturer assembles at least 200 spikes in one tire.
So bought – how do you put them now? First of all, it is worth knowing that at the last stage of preparation for sale the tire is always “studded up”, and this is often done by hand, even in factories. Second, it is not the gods who burn the pots, so that the eyes become afraid and the hands hiss. In addition to the “teeth”, we need a “device” with which we can integrate the non-integrable. Both the patented “do-shipun”, which costs about 2,000 rubles, and the usual screwdriver nozzle, modified with a file, are enough (we will not give instructions, they can be easily found on the Internet). You’ll also need laundry detergent to speed up the process and fight chafing. Well, then – a matter of technique and patience.
The first 10 spikes will be a test of endurance, but after that the process will be much easier and faster. By the way, don’t forget to clean the seats from dirt, dust and small stones. After spending a few evenings on difficult work, you can not only save tens of thousands of rubles on new tires, but also save your nerves and budgets in the winter, which, as logic suggests, will be particularly long this year.
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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