Originally Posted by Hotrod Lincoln
One other suggestion- - - -never, EVER try to reinflate flat tube-type tires on multi-piece wheels. The lock rings can separate violently and unexpectedly. A flat, or even seriously low tire on a sectional rim must be disassembled, cleaned up, and reinflated- - - -in a cage if possible. One of my mentors in the heavy-haul wrecker business used to deal with damaged rims at a wreck scene by flattening the tires with a GI-issue 1911 .45 Automatic. "I'm not gonna lose my head over a blown-up wheel!" He spooked a few highway patrolmen that way!
Jerry

Easy to forget the details. Thanks for the wakeup. I just edited my earlier post. Jeffrey

Last edited by 32vld; 07/14/2015 11:37 PM.