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All I carry for a puncture is my RAC membership card. Seems sensible, and my wife wonders why I am going to this trouble when all I have to do is call the breakdown service. However, I've always thought it's a bit infra-dig to get someone else to change a wheel. After all, a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...  Also, in M3Boy's post about Air Seal Product's (thanks for the tip; never heard of this stuff) their website reports that breakdown services are being run ragged by requests for wheel changes (admittedly brought on by lack of spare wheels these days).
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If u have a full flat then the tyre is possibly u/s anyway  - if its been run for any distance it will v v quickly break down the inner metal casings - unless its "run flat" that is 
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My Plus 4 clearance at the front jacking point is 14cms. At the rear the jacking point is the junction of the cross/side members. Here the clearance is 10cms, but aft of the junction (on the side member only) the clearance is 13cms. I would think it is much less if the tyre is fully deflated  Pehaps having a spare is just for the "look" 
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I would think it is much less if the tyre is fully deflated Thank you - a useful reminder.
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Wont bother to put the Land rover details in then 
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I bought a product called Air-seal this stays in liquid solution within the tube/tyre.Its used on all kinds of cars/vehicles - www.air-sealproducts.com M3boy - I have been in touch with the manufacturer and they tell me there is a stockist close to me. But before I buy I have a couple of questions that perhaps you can answer : I understand this product is preventative; ie, it is put into the tyre and stays there ready to seal a puncture instantly, should one occur. Does the tyre need to be deflated before the solution is introduced, or is the solution applied under pressure to an already-inflated tyre? On a related matter, I am new to wire wheels. Do they have inner tubes? I assume not, given that several people here have said that slow deflation can occur at the point where the spokes join the inside of the rim; correct?
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On a related matter, I am new to wire wheels. Do they have inner tubes? I assume not, given that several people here have said that slow deflation can occur at the point where the spokes join the inside of the rim; correct? Older ones generally require inner tubes, newer ones do not. I've just got a new set from MWS (who supply MMC?) and they are tubeless and have a rubber strip around the rim sealing the spokes/rim.
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Thanks!  Looks like mine won't have tubes, but I'll check with the dealer next time I'm there.
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Should be tubeless Steve.
Can't remember when the tubeless rims came in, but it was long before 2010.
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The Front tyres on the M3 have tubes - the rear does not  With Air-seal u need to deflate the tyre -squirt in the "solution" then reinflate - no need to spin/run the tyre tho  hope this helps 
Neil
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