What’s Inside Our Mobile Tyre Fitting Vans?

Getting your tyres changed can be an inconvenience. If your tyres have become worn and need replacing, finding the time to take your car into the local garage for a replacement can take a chunk out of your day. Worse still, if you discover a puncture, you may not be able even to make it to your local garage.

In either case, if you are struggling to get to your local Kwik Fit centre, then why not let us come to you?

Using our mobile service, we can change your tyres at home (or at your workplace) at a time convenient for you. Kwik Fit has over 200 vans across the UK equipped with all the tools needed to carry out mobile tyre changes – like a mini Kwik Fit centre on wheels!

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What equipment do we have in our vans?

So what’s in the van? Let’s take a look at all the tools packed into the back of our vans that make quick tyre changes possible on the go.

Personal Digital Assistant (PDA)

Each van is equipped with a PDA which tells the fitter everything they need to know for the day ahead. The PDA informs the driver of the tyres they need to pick up, as well as the location and description of each job.

Tyre changer

The tyre changer is what makes up the heart of our vans. While these models are similar to the ones found in our centres, there are a couple of core differences:

• Due to the reduced manoeuvrability in the back of the van, the tyre changer is fitted with an additional pneumatic assist arm (also known as a third arm or helper arm). This assists with the mounting/demounting of the tyre, supports the movement of the tyre within the restricted space, and protects the tyre rim from damage. The helper arm makes easy work of changing more challenging tyres, such as run flat tyres and low-profile tyres.
• The pneumatic tyre machine arms in the van are also configured differently from our in-centre ones, with a different folding mechanism for the head of the machine. This mechanism twists to the side rather than up and down for space-saving purposes.

Tyre balancer

A wheel should always be rebalanced when the tyre is replaced to ensure it still rotates evenly. An incorrectly balanced wheel can lead to premature tyre wear, which is why we have also neatly slotted a wheel balancer into the van too. 

Mass needs to be distributed evenly across the wheel and the balancer allows the mobile fitter to spot even the tiniest of imbalances via a computer read-out. Our vans are also loaded with tyre weights in many sizes to enable the fitter to correctly balance the tyre.

Compressor

Our vans also contain a secret weapon which powers many of the tools found in the van: a compressor. This powerful tool not only provides compressed air for tyre inflation but also powers a pair of 2,500 kilo airjacks to elevate the vehicle and remove/replace the wheel nuts respectively. The compressor enables the fitter to use pneumatic tools to change tyres quickly by the roadside and let the customer get on with their day.

Power to the fitter

Our vans are also packed with additional parts and manual tools to aid the fitter. These include:

• A torque wrench and impact sockets to manually tighten wheel nuts
• Battery guns to remove wheels
• Tyre levers to assist with the mounting of the new tyre to the rim
• Tyre plugs for repairing tyres where possible
• A Bartec 450 tool to scan TPMS sensors for battery status and remaining life.
• And replacement valves and valve covers.

Safety equipment

To ensure the safety of the fitter, the van also comes equipped with a fire extinguisher and traffic cones to ensure they are working at a safe distance from passing cars.

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