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<DIV>Earl: I had been using Vredesteins since since 2003. During
that time, I had two negative situations with them. The first had to do
with a bad new tire that was causing a pull regardless which side it was
mounted on. Looking at the tread, it was not consistently
straight all the way around the tire. It was replaced without
charge. The second had to do with the last set when one tire developed a
large bubble on the side wall. Meanwhile, I replaced all wheels when one
developed a wobble due to 5 loose and/or broken spokes. To my surprise,
the replacement wheels were tubeless design. About 6,000 miles later, I
decided to go with the Michelins. These tires are mounted
on the tubeless wheels without tubes. Nobody told me that they had to have
tubes. ;-( Now, about 7,000 miles later, the only
problem I have had was a slow leak on one wheel. The problem was that the
valve stem had loosened in the rim. A tightening of the securing nut on
the valve stem solved the problem. A check of all the other wheels
revealed that all the nuts had loosened slightly and needed a minor tweak to
tighten them. So far, so good. </DIV>
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<DIV>Now, in addition to local tours between now and September, it's on to
Rendezvous in Oregon. The next 1,000-plus miles down - up ? - the
road.</DIV>
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<DIV>(The Other) Len<BR>Fairfield, CA, USA<BR>1967 AH 3000 MkIII,
HBJ8L39031</DIV>
<DIV> 271,388 miles </DIV>
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<A title=kags@shaw.ca href="mailto:kags@shaw.ca">Earl Kagna</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=editorgary@aol.com
href="mailto:editorgary@aol.com">editorgary@aol.com</A> ; <A
title=healeys@autox.team.net
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 09, 2018 8:16 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Healeys] Tires for
BJ8</DIV>
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<DIV>......... Be aware that all XAS’s must be run with tubes –
it’s just the way they are designed. ....... </DIV>
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