. Sidewall has seperated. It looks like the side plies and the rubber have seperated allowing air in between them. Ask for a warranty. Michelin is very good about this.
Tire expert needed
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Melting Slicks
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Tire expert needed
I was just over at a friend garage to look at his newly detailed underside on his 66 Nova SS L79 and a question came up about the safety of one of his Michelin red line he has on his 67 Corvette. Check out the picture of the bulging side wall.
Safe or not? Tires do have inner tubes in them.
Safe or not? Tires do have inner tubes in them.
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Nope not safe - replace !
Cause could be seperation or defect - or an impact to the side wall
Cause could be seperation or defect - or an impact to the side wall
Burning Brakes
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Those are Michelin X redline tires. Someone here will know for sure, but I believe they quit making these tires about 20 years ago. THOSE TIRES ARE PROBABLY 20 YEARS OLD. If I am right, replace all four immediately.
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Not safe! Get it off of there. After the tire is broken down you will most likely see some kind of whitness mark on the inside sidewall.
Also jrubicon brought up a good point about checking the tire age.
Also jrubicon brought up a good point about checking the tire age.
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Melting Slicks
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Yep, those are old tires. I would not trust them.
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