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Having had need of the Spacesaver wheel recently I now can't get it to fit properly back in the wheel well

How do you get all the air out????

No idea it's something I've always wondered!
Will the pump run backwards?

When we meet up at club night I will let you into my secret method

Took me ages to sort out when I refurbished my wheels over the winter

In my car the spare wheel is part of the frontal impact protection system.

Therefore, it is a tight fit, just like another rubber product I have read about

You need to leave it for a few days, the rubber compresses and it does get smaller but not as small as if it had never been inflated.

That does not work, the one I have was inflated and deflated within the hour, that was 4 years ago and its still the same

Try a ratchet strap round the outside of the tyre, tightening as you deflate the tyre

I'd wondered about that method actually, thinking about it I think that's the way someone did it on Titanic.

I will give it a go tomorrow and tell you

Tried that today, no it does not work

Is that with the Valve removed?

Yeah, you#ll get nowhere without removing the centre of the valve, replace it once it's deflated

Now you tell me

Will try that tomorrow, if I get time

That was a slight improvement but still not a lot