Fitted into your car, right in your local area.
It is that time of the year again. Your tyres are worn, and you are sinking in dread at the thought of having to spend -- on average -- two-plus hours driving to and from a garage to simply change tyres.
But hold on: Instead, you can spend zero time at all!.
Instead of going into the garage and having to sit in reception, where people are snorting at you as the car is being worked on, our Mobile Tyre Service Vans could arrive directly at your car, equipped for an array of tasks, from fitting your tyres and fixing punctures, to ensuring the wheels are aligned, to replacing TPMS valves.
Locking Wheel Nut Removal in St Albans
Locked wheel nuts can cause problems for a variety of reasons: perhaps you have lost your key, or the car never came with one, or maybe you got a leak when someone you should never be allowed anywhere near the car wound it up way too tightly. Whatever the cause, removing locked wheel nuts is an easy job for us, since we perform it on a regular basis.
Our van comes equipped with a number of specialist tools which make it easy to take off even the thorniest of wheel nuts without damaging the wheels themselves -- although once, we had a wheel nut which was wrapped up so tightly, that our methods had to become slightly more surgical. We got it out anyway!.
When reinstalling your wheels, we always just install a twisted lock nut for that last bit of twist with a torque wrench, making sure if you need to remove it ever again, in fact, we install ALL of your lug nuts with torque wrenches, so that you never need to call us and get them done for you.
Why You Need to Change Caravan Tyres Every Five Years
Caravan & Camping Club advises you get a caravan tyre swap every five years, even if it looks brand new outside. This same advice applies to caravans, horse boxes, or anything that has been sitting around for long periods unused.
You might wonder, If a tyre is not being used, why would I need to change it?. Well, the fact that they aren't being used is precisely why you have to replace them. Tyres do not like being left sitting around, nor do they like being left out in the sun, so they will begin to deteriorate if they are sitting around too long. That is why -- even though they appear to be pristine on the outside -- they could still have dangerously deteriorated inside.
So, check the date stamped on the tyres of your caravan, and if they are more than five years old, make a booking online or give us a call. Our mobile tyre fitting St Albans service works equally well on caravans, caravan trailers and horse boxes, just like any other vehicle.
Enjoy Your Caravan Without Worry With a Tyre Pressure Monitoring System
All new cars come with some form of TPMS built into them, but if you have got an older vehicle that is something that can still be had, and usually lets you know if there is something wrong with one of the tyres. With caravans, though, it is harder to tell -- and you certainly do not want to find out, having flipped over as you sped along a motorway.
We can fit a TPMS into your caravans (or any other vehicle that has tyres) which continuously reports its pressure to you, so the minute you spot an issue, you can pull to the side of the road and change out a replacement for a replacement, before it gets worse.
Once you install the system, we can also offer regular maintenance to fix any corrosion or any other problems that may arise. As with all of our other services, all you need to do is make your booking online or give us a call, and we will take care of it all, with no need for you to lift a finger.
Puncture repairs St Albans
All our Mobile Tyre Service Vans are equipped to handle puncture repairs. We will even carry out a replacement tyre in case a puncture cannot be repaired. So, do not ride with your tyres punctured, and you run the risk of causing more damage to the tyres or wheels.
Wheel alignment/tracking St Albans
Olympus Mobile Tyre Fitting is one of the only mobile tyre services that has the equipment needed to perform mobile wheel alignment checks. This service ensures your tyres are not worn out too early, and properly aligned tyres save fuel.
Mobile wheel balancing
No tyre is perfect, even the ones that are right now, if it isn't properly fitted to your wheels. You will usually need to have balance weights fitted so the wheels ride even, because you might otherwise feel vibrations in your steering. Olympus Mobile Tyre Fitting will mount your new tyres, and then balance your wheels using these specialised weights. We can even balance wheels if the original weights are falling off your wheels.
Things to look for when checking your tyres
There are a few things that you need to look out for when checking out a tyre. You probably know to check for the depth of the tread, but you should also be looking for signs of cracks in the tyres sidewalls and within the tread patterns, as well as scuffs and tears on the sidewalls. You should then look at the date code on the sidewall, and if the tyres are over five years old, you should strongly consider getting them changed. You can check out here to learn more about checking tyres.
With 20% of all motorway breakdowns being caused by tyre problems, it is good idea to take a few minutes and check your tyres condition and pressures before setting out on your long drive, just a couple minutes before setting out could save hours stuck at the side of the motorway.
