NEARLY A WRECKED ALLOY !!!!!!!!

[Valsheda]

LAST WEEK I PICKED UP A SCREW IN MY BACK TYRE , I HAVE HAD A BAD RUN OF THIS HAPPENING THIS YEAR , UP UNTIL THIS TIME THEY HAVEN'T CAUSED THE TYRE TO DEFLATE AND SO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A TYRE PLACE TO GET IT FIXED STRAIGHT AWAY ,

BUT THIS TIME I HAD TO CHANGE THE WHEEL , TO MY HORROR AFTER PERFORMING THE AWKWARD TASK OF WINDING THE WHEEL DOWN FROM UNDERNEATH WITHOUT SCRATCHING THE PAINT OFF THE TOP OF THE BUMPER , FOUND THAT MY SPARE ALLOY HAS BEEN SPINNING AROUND WHICH HAS SCORED A PERFECT CIRCLE FROM THE SMALL PLATE THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL UP ,

I AM NOT A HAPPY BUNNY

IS IT POSSIBLE TO MOUNT THE WHEEL ELSEWARE ???

I HAVE A ONE PIECE BACK DOOR SO NOT SURE IF COULD YOU LIFT THE DOOR UP SAFELY WITH THE WEIGHT OF A WHEEL ON IT ,
I CANT JUST LEAVE THE WHEEL INSIDE THE BACK OF THE VAN BECAUSE OF HAVING THE BACK ROW OF SEATS UP WHEN I NEED THEM ,

HELP

[madvanman]

you could try fitting a piece of rubber mat or similar onto the little plate to protect the wheel from damage

[Valsheda]

WHEN I FIRST PUT MY NEW ALLOY UNDER THERE , I WRAPED SOME STRIPS OF AN OLD TOWEL ROUND THE PLATE IN A VIEW TO THIS MAYBE HAPPENING, BUT MAYBE RUBBER WOULD MAKE THE WHEEL GRIP AND STOP SPINNING , I WILL GIVE IT A TRY

CHEERS MATE