Damaged tire question
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
It depends..........
Back when my C-5 was fairly new, had maybe 200-2500 miles on it, I ran over some debris, and cut the LR tire, right where the tread meets the sidewall. The cut went right into the cords, tire was junk.
Thinking that with only 2500 miles on the car, I should be OK, so I only replaced the one tire. I was OK..............for a while. About 4-5000 miles later, I get out of the car at work, and smell hot gear oil.
Apparently, the two tires, although both Goodyear Eagle RFs, wore at different rates, and the two rears had become different enough in OD, that the posi unit was unhappy......
Just thought I'd toss this into the discussion.
Back when my C-5 was fairly new, had maybe 200-2500 miles on it, I ran over some debris, and cut the LR tire, right where the tread meets the sidewall. The cut went right into the cords, tire was junk.
Thinking that with only 2500 miles on the car, I should be OK, so I only replaced the one tire. I was OK..............for a while. About 4-5000 miles later, I get out of the car at work, and smell hot gear oil.
Apparently, the two tires, although both Goodyear Eagle RFs, wore at different rates, and the two rears had become different enough in OD, that the posi unit was unhappy......
Just thought I'd toss this into the discussion.
100% ON THE MARK!
The more DIFFERENCE in tire diameter between one side than the other will make the differential limited slip clutches work overtime and accelerate the wear!
The C5 Differential limited slip unit isn't that rugged to begin with and putting different size tires due to wear will significantly SHORTEN it life and performance.
I had pretty new TOYO Proxis tires on my ZO6. Had approx. 3000 miles on the tires.. One tire had a non repairable puncture wound!
There was enough wear that I had to replace both tires to be on the SAFE SIDE!
Last edited by Bill Curlee; Jul 11, 2016 at 12:06 PM.
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From: Anthony TX
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St. Jude Donor '08
Looks like something similar to what happened to me wife. She ran over a bungee cord that was laying in the road. The hook bit into the tire, and blew it out. HOWEVER, it apparently stuck into the tire, for a while, and became a pinwheel, doing a real number on the quarter panel, before she got it stopped.....
You realize, that's both unsafe AND illegal, RIGHT?????
You realize, that's both unsafe AND illegal, RIGHT?????
Lon
Ah,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Come on!! A little GORLILA GLUE ought of easily fixer that!!!!
Bill
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Looks like something similar to what happened to me wife. She ran over a bungee cord that was laying in the road. The hook bit into the tire, and blew it out. HOWEVER, it apparently stuck into the tire, for a while, and became a pinwheel, doing a real number on the quarter panel, before she got it stopped.....
You realize, that's both unsafe AND illegal, RIGHT?????
You realize, that's both unsafe AND illegal, RIGHT?????
The Tire Industry Association spokesman mentioned the case of Barber vs. Mossy Ford, in which an improperly repaired tire led to a fatal crash in 2006 and a $22 million court judgment. Barber vs. Mossy Ford raised the stakes for all future tire repair lawsuits, he said.
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Looks like something similar to what happened to me wife. She ran over a bungee cord that was laying in the road. The hook bit into the tire, and blew it out. HOWEVER, it apparently stuck into the tire, for a while, and became a pinwheel, doing a real number on the quarter panel, before she got it stopped.....
You realize, that's both unsafe AND illegal, RIGHT?????
You realize, that's both unsafe AND illegal, RIGHT?????
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Most reputable tire shops will not patch sidewalls just as they will not patch run flats that have been driven flat for some distance. It is for liability reasons. The tire's structural integrity has been compromised.
