Check the Air in your Spare!
July 11, 2019
Three times in the last three weeks, I have stopped to help someone change a flat tire. Twice, I actually changed the tire. The other time, I just used the flashy lights on the truck to protect the person who was actually doing the work. Either way, I was there to help! The issue that caught my attention was that, every time a tire was changed, the spare was flat. This was not immediately apparent when we were putting the tire on the car but, when the jack was lowered and the tire had to hold the car’s weight, things drastically changed.
This made me think about my truck’s spare tire……..I bought my truck in 2002 and I have never thought of checking the air in my spare. So, I did. And, just like the others mentioned above, I had a whopping 15 psi in the spare.
Luckily, I learned about this problem via the mistakes made by others, so I thought I’d pass this little lesson on to all of you.
Before you’re on the side of a busy highway, in the dark, in the rain, make sure that your vehicle’s spare tire is ready to roll!