Chipster Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 Consider this thread as a “Heads Up”! As a rule I am pretty good at keeping up with the changing seasons and their effects on tire pressures. Well I thought so until I finally got around to checking my (out of sight and out of mind) spare tire. I am embarrassed to confess that I found only 20 PSI in it when I checked it. It should be no more than 60 PSI so I guess I could say that it was that. In any case if you have one, you might want to see how much air is in it and is it serviceable. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 (edited) If you've had tires replaced or wheels rotated at a dealership or tire centre, make sure that the emergency lug wrench still fits the lug nuts - most places use impact wrenches and it distorts the two-piece lug nuts such that the 21mm wrench no longer fits. Edited February 28, 2020 by 1004ron 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1004ron Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Checked for the first time in 3 years and found at 21 psi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chipster Posted February 29, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 7:31 PM, 1004ron said: If you've had tires replaced or wheels rotated at a dealership or tire centre, make sure that the emergency lug wrench still fits the lug nuts - most places use impact wrenches and it distorts the two-piece lug nuts such that the 21mm wrench no longer fits. Good tip! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normkol Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 One reason to keep an inexpensive 12VDC compressor in your trunk. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Young Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 (edited) Thank you for this Thread. Nice warm day with nothing to do, I checked our 2014 Edge spare tire. The pressure was 29 psi . I put 55 psi in it, 60 sounds like so much . While with the little compressor out I checked my Mustangs spare. Its been in there for 9 1/2 years and never checked . It was 21 psi, it's filled to 55 psi now Edited March 1, 2020 by David Young Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted March 2, 2020 Report Share Posted March 2, 2020 14 hours ago, David Young said: Thank you for this Thread. Nice warm day with nothing to do, I checked our 2014 Edge spare tire. The pressure was 29 psi . I put 55 psi in it, 60 sounds like so much . While with the little compressor out I checked my Mustangs spare. Its been in there for 9 1/2 years and never checked . It was 21 psi, it's filled to 55 psi now It needs to be 60. I usually go 65 to have more of a buffer in case I forget to check it for awhile. Remember that narrow tire has to support the same weight and load as the full sized tire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulSchott Posted March 5, 2020 Report Share Posted March 5, 2020 A couple of years ago I went unintentionally off roading in a snow storm and blew a tire on a rock. The spare was half flat but got me to work where there was an air compressor. I don't think I have checked it since then. Looks like something to add to my to do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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