Posted by A Sherman on October 7, 2006, 8:44 pm
>> .........
>> 4. US 2001-2005 Prius came with 3 years/36,000 miles of Toyota
>> Roadside Assistance, which includes tire and wheel road hazard
>> warranty/insurance. (Note that the complimentary Toyota Roadside
>> Assistance was discontinued for 2006 US Prius, but you can still get it
>> if you purchase the a Toyota Prepaid Maintenance package.)
>> .....
> Thanks for reminding me. I had forgotten that road hazards are covered. I
> had to go back to the tire dealer and have my invoice reprinted with the VIN
> and remaining tread depth added. I will now send it in and see what I get
> back under the warrantee.
> While the tire guy was measuring the tread (on the opposite wheel), I had
> him
> check the wear at the edges. The tire was certainly wearing more at the
> edges
> that in the center (as has been reported by others). I had been inflating
> the
> tires to Toyota's 35/33 psi. Today I pushed the pressure up to 42/40 as
> others have suggested.....
> Al
Follow up:
As indicated above, I mailed a road hazard claim to Toyota Roadside Assistance
back in July. I hadn't heard anything and was going to call them to follow up
on the claim, but hadn't got to it yet. Today I received a check for the
complete cost of replacing the tire.
Thanks again to mrv for reminding me of the coverage.
Al
Posted by Bob Wilson on July 25, 2006, 12:15 pm
> The second advice is to take a dry run for tire changing before you need it.
> It is much easier to determine which tools you will need and where to find
> them when you have good daylight. I also found that the jacking points were
> not obvious. There were no diagrams or aids near the jack or spare. I
> actually got out the owners manual to be sure I had positioned the jack
> properly.
I noticed my used Prius didn't come with the special tool for the
locking lug nut on each tire. Noticing a little asymetrical wear, I took
it to a tire shop for rotation and told them, "I do not want those
locking lug bolts and don't have the tool. Can you take them off?"
As for the tire, I put pressure sensing caps, 40 psi, on all of the
wheels. That front tire with the unusual wear pattern has a persistent,
slow leak. I have to top it off about every 6-8 weeks. Next time I'm at
the shop, I'll ask them about fixing it and/or put in a can of
stop-leak.
Bob Wilson
Posted by Michael Pardee on July 25, 2006, 11:34 pm
>> The second advice is to take a dry run for tire changing before you need
>> it.
>> It is much easier to determine which tools you will need and where to
>> find
>> them when you have good daylight. I also found that the jacking points
>> were
>> not obvious. There were no diagrams or aids near the jack or spare. I
>> actually got out the owners manual to be sure I had positioned the jack
>> properly.
> I noticed my used Prius didn't come with the special tool for the
> locking lug nut on each tire. Noticing a little asymetrical wear, I took
> it to a tire shop for rotation and told them, "I do not want those
> locking lug bolts and don't have the tool. Can you take them off?"
I had to help a friend who had a flat tire, a locking lug nut and no special
tool. I called Discount Tire and the method they use (worked for me) is to
select a quality socket slightly smaller that would fit over the end, then
drive it on the locking lug nut. It was so rapid and inconspicuous that I
have great doubts the locking lug nuts do anything to deter planned wheel
thefts. The only downside is that the socket ends up jammed on the nut and
has to be driven off.
Mike
Posted by Bob Wilson on July 26, 2006, 1:36 am
> . . . The only downside is that the socket ends up jammed on
> the nut and has to be driven off.
<AHEM> Why? I hope it was curiousity. I would discarded both.
Bob Wilson <grins>
Posted by Michael Pardee on July 26, 2006, 2:14 am
>> . . . The only downside is that the socket ends up jammed on
>> the nut and has to be driven off.
> <AHEM> Why? I hope it was curiousity. I would discarded both.
> Bob Wilson <grins>
I was surprised how soft the locking nut is. The Craftsman socket worked
just fine afterward - otherwise I would have taken it back to Sears saying
"I don't know what happened. It just did that." <8^P
Mike
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>> 4. US 2001-2005 Prius came with 3 years/36,000 miles of Toyota
>> Roadside Assistance, which includes tire and wheel road hazard
>> warranty/insurance. (Note that the complimentary Toyota Roadside
>> Assistance was discontinued for 2006 US Prius, but you can still get it
>> if you purchase the a Toyota Prepaid Maintenance package.)
>> .....
> Thanks for reminding me. I had forgotten that road hazards are covered. I
> had to go back to the tire dealer and have my invoice reprinted with the VIN
> and remaining tread depth added. I will now send it in and see what I get
> back under the warrantee.
> While the tire guy was measuring the tread (on the opposite wheel), I had
> him
> check the wear at the edges. The tire was certainly wearing more at the
> edges
> that in the center (as has been reported by others). I had been inflating
> the
> tires to Toyota's 35/33 psi. Today I pushed the pressure up to 42/40 as
> others have suggested.....
> Al