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Folks - I opted for the spare tyre on my new plus four - to my surprise the only tools I got were a wheel brace and a can of goo!! What do I do on a dark night when I get a puncture which the goo won’t handle - what is the point of supplying a spare tyre without the means to use it??
What does the TM crew make of this? Was I meant to get a jack? Did anyone else get the tools to put the auto box into neutral as described in the owners manual?
Cheers
Robbie
2021 Plus Four -- Helga
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I noticed this in the Owner's Manual:
"Wheels should be changed at a Morgan dealership where the vehicle can be raised using specialist equipment."
- page 42 in the PDF copy I downloaded.
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Is the can of goo just the sort you can buy at Halfords? My last two daily drivers have had a more sophisticated pump and liquid in a bottle system rather than just an aerosol can. My Elise just came from the factory with a cheap aerosol can that you can buy anywhere.
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Jon - yes I saw that, but it surely is ridiculous to supply a car with a spare wheel and not supply the means to use it- while the manual says as you point out, it also mentions jacking points and gives a drawing showing them!
Robbie
2021 Plus Four -- Helga
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When I received my New Plus Four, it only had the spanner and hammer, but no can of goo. The tools for auto locking the box where also missing, I’ve had to ask the garage for them, and I will have to return the car as there is no hole for the locking tool anyway. As to jacking the car, I will carry a scissor jack, just in case.
Heron Grey Plus Four 2021
Previous:-
Connaught Green 4/4 1988
Black Plus 8 1998
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I would go back to the dealer as a first contact.
JohnV6
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but it surely is ridiculous to supply a car with a spare wheel and not supply the means to use it- while the manual says as you point out, it also mentions jacking points and gives a drawing showing them! Indeed it is. Great work MMC!! No tonneau cover and now no jack when you've paid for a spare wheel. 
Paul
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Jon - yes I saw that, but it surely is ridiculous to supply a car with a spare wheel and not supply the means to use it- while the manual says as you point out, it also mentions jacking points and gives a drawing showing them! 
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The tool to unlock the box is in the leather thing (i dont know the name in english) where the manual and the documents of the car are.
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A tip I was given by a RAC fitter was to carry a jack even if you have no spare as the sealing goo works best if the wheel is spun after adding the goo and before fully inflating the tyre.
Has anyone else come across this advice?
The Auto Box unlocking make me happy that the auto box on the Plus 8 is old fashioned enough that it can be put into neutral, as long as there is battery power.
Peter,
66, 2016 Porsche Boxster S
No longer driving Tarka, the 2014 Plus 8...
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