My tire dealer noticed the tubes were missing on mine and told me that the tire
was not designed to be run without a tube and I think he said the plys would
seperate. You might call someone like Coker and they should know.
Philip Schulert
74TR6
68TR250
59TR3A
ConwayNYC@aol.com wrote:
> I have had my '76 TR6 for about a year, so I still have a lot of learning
> going on. Here's the question:
> The car came with redlines all around. Yesterday, I came out and the right
> front tire was flat. When I took the tire to the local (NYC) tire repair, the
> hole was at the base of the stem of the inner tube. The repair man told me I
> don't need the tube - and he proceeded to pull out the tube, fit a new valve
> stem to the wheel, plop the tire back on and put the tire under pressure. Is
> this OK? If so, why the tube in the first place? Or did I do a BAD thing?
> Does the pressure change w/o a tube? Any thoughts would be appreciated.
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