As close to blowing out as you can get
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Dry rotted tire so no surprise
I had a blowout once going 70mph on the highway...not fun..luckily nobody behind me as car started swerving left and right as i slowed down and got to the side of the road.
Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Who put that inner tube in there?
I've never seen a tubeless tyre do that, I'd say there was a tube in there. Previous repair....
Who put that inner tube in there?
I've never seen a tubeless tyre do that, I'd say there was a tube in there. Previous repair....
Originally Posted By: Silk
Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Who put that inner tube in there?
I've never seen a tubeless tyre do that, I'd say there was a tube in there. Previous repair....
That is the inner liner of rubber that helps to keep the air in.
something sharp cut the sidewall and let it peek through.
Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Who put that inner tube in there?
I've never seen a tubeless tyre do that, I'd say there was a tube in there. Previous repair....
That is the inner liner of rubber that helps to keep the air in.
something sharp cut the sidewall and let it peek through.
Originally Posted By: Rand
Originally Posted By: Silk
Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Who put that inner tube in there?
I've never seen a tubeless tyre do that, I'd say there was a tube in there. Previous repair....
That is the inner liner of rubber that helps to keep the air in.
something sharp cut the sidewall and let it peek through.
Yup, the inner liner. Normal part of a tubeless tire.
Originally Posted By: Silk
Originally Posted By: motor_oil_madman
Who put that inner tube in there?
I've never seen a tubeless tyre do that, I'd say there was a tube in there. Previous repair....
That is the inner liner of rubber that helps to keep the air in.
something sharp cut the sidewall and let it peek through.
Yup, the inner liner. Normal part of a tubeless tire.
Originally Posted By: JLTD
Originally Posted By: Trav
WOW! What brand are those tires?
Looks like an "O" in the upper right of the picture...I'm guessing Kumho? Or maybe Toyo. Hopefully OP will come back with the answer.
those look like Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max - a updated Integrity.
Isn't there a sidewall ply and if so, shouldn't you be able to see the cord fabric as well?
Originally Posted By: Trav
WOW! What brand are those tires?
Looks like an "O" in the upper right of the picture...I'm guessing Kumho? Or maybe Toyo. Hopefully OP will come back with the answer.
those look like Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max - a updated Integrity.
Isn't there a sidewall ply and if so, shouldn't you be able to see the cord fabric as well?
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: dishdude
Ouch! That was a close one. I'm a TPMS fan, add this thread to the reasons why.
While I like TPMS, this might not have been caught had it not been leaking, too.
I'm a "walking around and taking a look at the machine you're about to operate" fan. Comes from airplanes, I suppose.
Caught similar damage to a tire on the kid's Corolla - middle step-son had hit a curb. Sliced through the sidewall and cut both layers of cord...nothing but liner between him and a blowout, but it was caught on my walk-around before it got this serious...
I am certain that this tire hit a sharp-edged curb or pothole that cut the cord like that. I'm surprised there's no damage to the bead area on the rim, though...
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Originally Posted By: dishdude
Ouch! That was a close one. I'm a TPMS fan, add this thread to the reasons why.
While I like TPMS, this might not have been caught had it not been leaking, too.
I'm a "walking around and taking a look at the machine you're about to operate" fan. Comes from airplanes, I suppose.
Caught similar damage to a tire on the kid's Corolla - middle step-son had hit a curb. Sliced through the sidewall and cut both layers of cord...nothing but liner between him and a blowout, but it was caught on my walk-around before it got this serious...
I am certain that this tire hit a sharp-edged curb or pothole that cut the cord like that. I'm surprised there's no damage to the bead area on the rim, though...
Pre flight!
Here's my assessment:
There ought to be ply cords visible unless the bubble is on top of the ply cords. In that area of the tires, there ought to be 3 layers: Innerliner, ply cords (with rubber layers above and below the ply cord), and sidewall.
We can see 2 different layers, but no ply cords, so I am going with the bubble is within the ply cord layer and is the result of pressurized air getting into the ply cord. That means there ought to be a break somewhere in the innerliner, so the inside of the tire needs to be examined.
Usually a break in the innerliner is the result of mounting damage - but I can not discount a manufacturing defect and/or impact damage.
There ought to be ply cords visible unless the bubble is on top of the ply cords. In that area of the tires, there ought to be 3 layers: Innerliner, ply cords (with rubber layers above and below the ply cord), and sidewall.
We can see 2 different layers, but no ply cords, so I am going with the bubble is within the ply cord layer and is the result of pressurized air getting into the ply cord. That means there ought to be a break somewhere in the innerliner, so the inside of the tire needs to be examined.
Usually a break in the innerliner is the result of mounting damage - but I can not discount a manufacturing defect and/or impact damage.
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Originally Posted By: CapriRacer
Here's my assessment:
There ought to be ply cords visible unless the bubble is on top of the ply cords. In that area of the tires, there ought to be 3 layers: Innerliner, ply cords (with rubber layers above and below the ply cord), and sidewall.
We can see 2 different layers, but no ply cords, so I am going with the bubble is within the ply cord layer and is the result of pressurized air getting into the ply cord. That means there ought to be a break somewhere in the innerliner, so the inside of the tire needs to be examined.
Usually a break in the innerliner is the result of mounting damage - but I can not discount a manufacturing defect and/or impact damage.
Good info. Seeing the age of the tire, I figured it was probably impact damage and not mounting damage, but a manuf defect would be something to look out for.
Here's my assessment:
There ought to be ply cords visible unless the bubble is on top of the ply cords. In that area of the tires, there ought to be 3 layers: Innerliner, ply cords (with rubber layers above and below the ply cord), and sidewall.
We can see 2 different layers, but no ply cords, so I am going with the bubble is within the ply cord layer and is the result of pressurized air getting into the ply cord. That means there ought to be a break somewhere in the innerliner, so the inside of the tire needs to be examined.
Usually a break in the innerliner is the result of mounting damage - but I can not discount a manufacturing defect and/or impact damage.
Good info. Seeing the age of the tire, I figured it was probably impact damage and not mounting damage, but a manuf defect would be something to look out for.
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