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Hi, Nice to hear there are some genuine guys out there that do a good job and take the time to do job properly, I would keep a hold of him very good service and price.

If you have the Al-ko spare wheel carrier, periodically rotate the wheel to a new position.  With ours, I found that the tyre wall took on a permanent 'dent' in each the four places where it rested on the frame.  To overcome this, I made a 6mm plywood disc which I heavily varnished and fitted it to the frame to provide full support to the tyre.

Bertie.

Greetings,

The first thing I did when we got our present 'van was to ditch the underslung carrier and put the wheel under the bed.

No good, I appreciate for the van that doesn't have a bed but the thought of trying to get the wheel out, especially when we are on the Continent is too much to contemplate.

No additional weight, quite the opposite in fact,and the pressure can be checked far easier.

You've had some good sound advice on this one Richie55, I'd add one thnig. As you've pointed out your wife does most things on the van, in the event of a puncture the RAC will only change a wheel if the spare is good so I'd have your mobile man make sure the spare can come from the van as it should and that it is in good condition ready for use.

We've used a mobile service engineer many times & he's brilliant. I won't identify him on here without his permission but he's Bristol based and worth his weight in gold.

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