Inner tubes

[SwanJack]

The chrome rims on my daily driver leak something chronic and after resealing, will leak after a few months. Someone has suggested putting in an inner tube. The profile of the tyre is 205 55 r16. Is this possible? Thanks.

[Chirpsean]

its against the law mate, you cant put a tube in a tubeless tyre.

[SwanJack]

Not sure if that's correct, but anyhow you can't get an inner tube for tyres with less than a 75 profile apparently so that's a dead end for me.

[paintman]

Chirpsean said:

its against the law mate, you cant put a tube in a tubeless tyre.

Its legal. And in some circumstances - spoked wire wheels for example -you have no option but to fit tubes. Have a look at this:
http://www.avonmotorsport.com/resource-centre/tube...

[Chirpsean]

paintman said:

Its legal. And in some circumstances - spoked wire wheels for example -you have no option but to fit tubes. Have a look at this:
http://www.avonmotorsport.com/resource-centre/tube...

Sorry i should have been more specific, you cant put a tube in a tubeless tyre. I made the assumption that the OP had tubless tyres looking at the size.

[paintman]

And the relevant law is.......?

Link to Pirelli for you. Or do they not know what they are talking about?
http://www.pirelli.co.uk/en_GB/browser/attachments...

Edited by paintman on Tuesday 19th March 18:33

[oakdale]

It's not illegal to fit an inner tube to a tubless tyre, but the tube must be listed as suitable for that size of tyre.

I think you with have difficulty finding tubes suitable low profile tyres.

[phillpot]

paintman said:

And the relevant law is.......?

Link to Pirelli for you. Or do they not know what they are talking about?

Think they're talking about motorcycle tyres?




Some years ago I seem to recall being told by a tyre fitter (so must be true) that you have to obliterate the word "tubeless" on the sidewall if you fit a tube?

[paintman]

The Pirelli link is indeed motorcycle tyres. The other link is car tyres. There are a considerable number of 'must nots' and 'you must' if considering fitting tubes to tubeless tyres, but it is not in itself illegal & - as already said & covered in both links - with some wheels there is no other option.
I can't find any legislation that makes it illegal per se, but if anyone can post relevant legislation then I will happily stand corrected.

[sparkythecat]

I had problems with air leakage from the alloys on my old Jensen Healey .
I painted the circumference of them with 2 coats of Hammerite. They've been fine for the past 14 years. You do need to use their special metals primer first though.

[Chirpsean]

Hi guys after I made my statment earlier you got me thinking about where I had heard it, sorry its took so long but I think i may have found the source. The MOT testers handbook states under "Reason for Rejection" 4.1 tyres, "A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction, eg an asymmetric with a sidewall marked 'outer' fitted with th marking to the inner side of the wheel"
So if the tyre is marked 'tubeless' it technically shouldn't be fitted with a tube. I stand corrected though as it not being technically illegal.

[Clivew]

paintman said:

Its legal. And in some circumstances - spoked wire wheels for example -you have no option but to fit tubes.

My MWS spoked wire wheels are tubeless. Never had any problems with them.

[paintman]

With MWS wheels that are built as tubeless you won't.
They have an interesting website & a list of vehicle applications which will tell you whether you need to fit tubes or not depending on what rim you have fitted.
http://www.mwsint.com/site/cms/contentChapterView....