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16th Jun 2018, 11:26 PM #1Senior Member
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I don't think my leak sealer is up to the job..
Not a good day.. This tire is about the same as I just paid for a complete set on my old car..and it failed in the country Saturday afternoon after all the tire service places closed...
Russ
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16th Jun 2018, 11:52 PM #2Most Valued Member
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Stuffing it with hay/grass, should get you another couple of kms out of it.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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17th Jun 2018, 12:09 AM #3Senior Member
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Stuffing it (the rim at least) is what I am worried about
Russ
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17th Jun 2018, 10:36 AM #4
Hi,
A bit of bad luck, for sure, on what has happened.
So as the rest of us can learn and take heed of your misfortune, what was the brand of the tires?
Following the TOU - Terms of Use we have to be a tad careful about what we say - deformation and the like - but it will OK to name the brand. That should not happen to new tires and you have surely have grounds for replacement or your money back.
Grahame
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17th Jun 2018, 03:34 PM #5Senior Member
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Looking at the photo, I reckon it might be a bridgestone tyre
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17th Jun 2018, 06:02 PM #6Most Valued Member
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Grahame, tyre companies are like a lot of others, they'll try to get out of it by saying "it was over/under inflated" or any number of excuses. If I remember correctly, Bridgestone tests each tyre before going out the door. I did 3-4 months work for a contractor there at Salisbury, where they were made.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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17th Jun 2018, 06:59 PM #7Senior Member
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17th Jun 2018, 07:16 PM #8
You might be right, John. I failed to consider that.
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17th Jun 2018, 10:16 PM #9Senior Member
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Ok... The full story..
I think the tires were a bit over a year old, I've had the car 10 months. (outlander phev, no room for a spare with the batteries on board. Has a pump and leak sealer instead.)
Heard a funny noise so thought I should check. Found tire almost flat. Dug out pump, inflated a bit and realised the side wall was bulging badly.
Decided not to drive on it. Saturday afternoon in Trafalgar doesn't offer a lot of repair options, so eventually decided to get son to pick me up. I then decided maybe I could get back to a servo at least where the car would be safe. So I did a u turn, realised the tire was flat again and tried to pump it up again with no joy. Took the wheel off ready to be picked up and found the split. I assume it was the sharp turn on the flat tire caused the split. No idea what the cause of the original flat. One tire place reckoned even driving a hundred metres on a flat would destroy the side walls.
No sign of a nail or similar. I'm wondering if the sidewall was punctured, and that's where the split started.
Yes a Bridgestone. I don't think it was a fault.
Russ
(my comment about the price was because my 4 odyssey tires and alignment last month was just over 400, this one tire was 320....and I don't want to know that I could have got it somewhere for half price
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18th Jun 2018, 12:10 AM #10Most Valued Member
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Thanks for the details of "how" it happened. If you'd tried to pump it up prior to it splitting, good chance that there was a fairly major leak before making a ewe turn.
Maybe look at getting a spare wheel carrier made for the back or some other way of storing it.
KrynTo grow old is mandatory, growing up is optional.
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18th Jun 2018, 03:37 PM #11Senior Member
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Did cross my mind, but this is the first tire I have actually destroyed in over 40 years.. Possibly worth having some sort of spare at home though.. Can chuck it in if I think I could be stuck somewhere.
Russ
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18th Jun 2018, 05:21 PM #12Most Valued Member
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a bit of stitching, a leather patch and new tube and she'd be as good as new.
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18th Jun 2018, 06:44 PM #13Pink 10EE owner
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I can't see the problem, it still has air in it.
Gold, the colour of choice for the discerning person.
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18th Jun 2018, 08:49 PM #14Senior Member
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