In a message dated 8/26/01 8:34:55 PM Eastern Daylight Time, BlueGolfer
writes:
> While burning rubber today in my Tiger, I noticed a strange sensation
coming
> from the right rear, like a flap had popped off the tire. Upon return
home,
> I inspected the tire and it appears to have partially separated off the
bead
> of the aluminum rim (LAT repros from Sunbeam Specialites). The tire didn't
> go flat but there is a big bulge where the tire is partially pulled away
from
> the rim. What do you think, tire failure or the rim might be bad? By the
> way, these are BF Goodrich Radial TAs P205/60r13. Tire pressure is 34 psi.
>
If anyone is interested, the problem with the Tiger tire was the inner bead
had separated from the rubber. It was actually happening on both sides of
the tire. The shop manager suspected that the person that installed the tire
might have damaged it, or it was a manufacturer's defect. Anyway, they gave
me a free tire. The Tiger is back on the road.
Rob K.
Melbourne Fl
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