[Mg-t] MG TD Tires

[Bud Krueger]

I've recently come across a number of TD wheels with ugly corrosion 
around the valve stem hole.  This is on the inside of the wheel.  
Wouldn't think of using them as tubeless.  Wouldn't really trust them 
with tubes either.

Bud Krueger

Lew Palmer wrote:
> I recently had 5 new Nexen 650/15s mounted on the TD. I argued that they
> needed tubes but the guy at TireProz was so adamant that I agreed to go
> without. One day later 3 of the 5 were flat and they had the guts to charge
> me $110 to dismount, remount with the tubes I supplied, and rebalance them
> (even though I told them not to as I was going to be use the Innovative
> Balancing system) (http://innovativebalancing.com/). Last time I use
> TireProz.
>
> Cheers,
> Lew Palmer
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:mg-t-bounces at autox.team.net] On
> Behalf Of Bud Krueger
> Sent: Friday, August 27, 2010 3:58 PM
> To: Bob Donahue
> Cc: Mg-t at autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] MG TD Tires
>
> Totally agree with you, Bob.  Just put on a new set of Kumho tires as
> tubeless.  BTW, when's the last time someone tried to get a tube-type
> flat repaired?
>
> Bud Krueger
> http://www.ttalk.info/
>
> Bob Donahue wrote:
>    
>> Yes, I've heard about the ridges, and I've also heard the argument
>> that the only thing making the rims airtight is the rust around the
>> rivets. BUT, it's it hard to argue against 40 years of happy motoring
>> with tubeless!
>>
>> Bob Donahue (Still Stuck in the '50s)
>> Email - bobmgtd at comcast.net
>> Cars:       52 MGTD - #17639
>>                71 MGB - #GHN5UB254361
>> Member:  NEMGTR #11470
>>                NAMGBR # 7-3336
>>                Hoosier MGB Club
>>                Olde Octagons of Indiana
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gene"<crownwheel at comcast.net>
>> To: "'Nels Anderson'"<nels at flightsim.com>;<Mg-t at autox.team.net>
>> Sent: Sunday, July 04, 2010 6:50 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Mg-t] MG TD Tires
>>
>>
>>      
>>> Folks, remember that the TD wheel was not designed for tubeless
>>> tyres. Its
>>> wheel has one ridge where as the tubeless wheel has two ridges. So,
>>> don't
>>> forget the tubes!
>>> Gene
>>> Eliot, our'53 TD unrestored.
>>> South Hero, Vermont
>>>        
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