Using Tube in Tubeless Tyre! - Team-BHP

saurabhkum · 28th November 2007, 19:30

Dear All,

Today I went for Wheel Alignment for my Accent, Well when the wheels were removed for balancing it was found that the tyres have devloped a crack and needs to be replaced on urgent basis. With no option left I've to go for it. I got JK ultima XPS 175/70/R13, on the tyre it was written as tubeless so on enquiring it was told that now all the tyres are made like that but you can use it as tubed one. As my rims were not very new ( the car is 6 year old) so I was nor very keen on having the tubeless, so I had no option but to fit them with tubes. I've been charged 2200 per tyre. Please let me know what are the disadvantages of this setup and also have I been charged rightly or I've been taken for a ride.
Guys I need replies on a bit urgent basis as I've to travel Mumbai to Pune tommorow evening and I don't want to take any chance with my family.
Thanks In Advance
Saurabh

Moderators: I've tried searching this topic but couldn't the matching answer and it was a matter of safety hence I'm putting this thread.Incase if this answer exist then please guide me.

carlover98 · 29th November 2007, 10:04

Hi,

I dont think fixing tube in a tubeless tyre will create any problem.

But recently I was told by a taxi driver that he fixes tyre with tube as tubeless tyre in his vehicle. But I doubt whether that is possible.

So what are your thoughts?

Cheers!

manjubp · 29th November 2007, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by carlover98

Hi,

But recently I was told by a taxi driver that he fixes tyre with tube as tubeless tyre in his vehicle. But I doubt whether that is possible.

So what are your thoughts?

Cheers!

Don't believe him.
He is Suicidal

and may be planning for a homicide

regards,
-manju

Maverick1977 · 29th November 2007, 12:10

There should not be any safety concers with regards to putting a Tube in a Tubeless tyre. In fact I know many people who use a tube, albeit on a temporary basis, when they have a puncture in their tubeless. This seems to work quite well.
However the best thing would be to get a new set of rims and fix the tubeless on them.

GTO · 29th November 2007, 12:10

ONLY in the case of an emergency (puncture etc.), it may be okay to fit a tube inside a tubeless tyre. Again, I would recommend this ONLY as a temporary solution. Tubeless tyres are constructed differently from tube-type tyres, and may not necessarily be able to handle the additional friction from the tube on the inside of the tyre.

Have a look at this thread (Tube-type to Tubeless conversion?!) also.

iridium · 29th November 2007, 18:08

On a drive from Bangalore to Hyderabad, I had a flat tyre (tubeless tyre) near Kurnool and since the guy who fixed the the puncture was not sure about whether it would hold, I had a tube added.

Continued to Hyderabad and then back to Bangalore. There were no problems.
This was on Good year GPS 2 tubeless tyres.

In Bangalore, had the puncture checked and found that it was indeed fixed well. So had the tube removed.

Regards
Ravi.

28th November 2007, 19:30	#1 (permalink)
saurabhkum BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 64	Using Tube in Tubeless Tyre! Dear All, Today I went for Wheel Alignment for my Accent, Well when the wheels were removed for balancing it was found that the tyres have devloped a crack and needs to be replaced on urgent basis. With no option left I've to go for it. I got JK ultima XPS 175/70/R13, on the tyre it was written as tubeless so on enquiring it was told that now all the tyres are made like that but you can use it as tubed one. As my rims were not very new ( the car is 6 year old) so I was nor very keen on having the tubeless, so I had no option but to fit them with tubes. I've been charged 2200 per tyre. Please let me know what are the disadvantages of this setup and also have I been charged rightly or I've been taken for a ride. Guys I need replies on a bit urgent basis as I've to travel Mumbai to Pune tommorow evening and I don't want to take any chance with my family. Thanks In Advance Saurabh Moderators: I've tried searching this topic but couldn't the matching answer and it was a matter of safety hence I'm putting this thread.Incase if this answer exist then please guide me.

29th November 2007, 10:04	#2 (permalink)
carlover98 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 68	Re: Tube in Tubeless Tyre Hi, I dont think fixing tube in a tubeless tyre will create any problem. But recently I was told by a taxi driver that he fixes tyre with tube as tubeless tyre in his vehicle. But I doubt whether that is possible. So what are your thoughts? Cheers!

29th November 2007, 12:10	#4 (permalink)
Maverick1977 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Mumbai Posts: 149 View My Garage	There should not be any safety concers with regards to putting a Tube in a Tubeless tyre. In fact I know many people who use a tube, albeit on a temporary basis, when they have a puncture in their tubeless. This seems to work quite well. However the best thing would be to get a new set of rims and fix the tubeless on them. __________________ As they say in Italy 'The speed limit is the maximum speed attainable by your car'

29th November 2007, 12:10	#5 (permalink)
GTO Super-Admin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 12,185 View My Garage	ONLY in the case of an emergency (puncture etc.), it may be okay to fit a tube inside a tubeless tyre. Again, I would recommend this ONLY as a temporary solution. Tubeless tyres are constructed differently from tube-type tyres, and may not necessarily be able to handle the additional friction from the tube on the inside of the tyre. Have a look at this thread (Tube-type to Tubeless conversion?!) also. __________________ GTO Change the way you think, and watch the world change around you. Please don't PM for support. Use the Contact Form instead. Please read the NEW Team-BHP FAQ section for all your queries. Last edited by GTO : 29th November 2007 at 12:13.

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29th November 2007, 18:08	#6 (permalink)
iridium Newbie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 46	On a drive from Bangalore to Hyderabad, I had a flat tyre (tubeless tyre) near Kurnool and since the guy who fixed the the puncture was not sure about whether it would hold, I had a tube added. Continued to Hyderabad and then back to Bangalore. There were no problems. This was on Good year GPS 2 tubeless tyres. In Bangalore, had the puncture checked and found that it was indeed fixed well. So had the tube removed. Regards Ravi.