johnD5400

I replaced it with the old tire. Which to beat it all, I didn't patch and hasn't gone flat again. All the tires on the car now were bought at the same time and have the same amount of wear. New question. Any recommendations of who to take it to near Atlanta or better yet, on the northside outside the perimeter?

Where in Atlanta did you have the work performed? I might have the same problem.

I have an '03 Impreza Outback manual transmission. It has 125K miles on it. A few weeks ago I had a flat on the rear driver's side while at work. I put on the donut just to get home but after just a few miles it felt like the car was going to fall apart, it was shaking, rattling, and really slowing the car down. I had to stop, pump up the flat tire and put it back on to get home. The problem now is that ever since then the car has whined while moving. It sounds like it coming from the front, but hard to tell. The faster I'm going the louder it is. I can take it out gear while coasting and it doesn't make any difference. I checked the rear differential fluid and might have been low (I couldn't get the car exactly level) so I put more in. I also put in more transmission fluid (same story about getting the car level). Does anybody know what is going on? I'm a little aggravated at this whole situation, it seems like to me I put on the factory spare and it has ruined my transmission. Please tell me I'm wrong.