[Tigers] Tigers Digest, Vol 5, Issue 302

[Clyde McLaughlin]

This tire blew while car was on the lift, it was old with good tread, Don,t be
fooled, clyde
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Today's Topics:

   1. Old Tires (Lon Walters)
   2. Re: Old Tires (Jerry Mo Christopherson)
   3. Re: Old Tires (Marc James Small)


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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:05:29 -0700
From: "Lon Walters" <lon at sedona.net>
To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
Subject: [Tigers] Old Tires
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I completely agree, replace, not "inspect" tires a maximum of 8-10 years old
(preferably 7).  At SEMA last year had an extended discussion with a tire
engineer.  Damage and delaminating occurs from the inside.  So inspect your
old stuff until the cows come home, you can't see the tire failing unless
you saved your Capt Crunch X-Rays glasses.  Those with older tires are
literally risking their lives and the lives of others.  It doesn't matter
what they look like on the outside.



Michaels RV story of a blowout has been repeated many times on RV discussion
groups, most with much worse outcomes.  He was one lucky guy.


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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 16:51:05 -0500
From: "Jerry Mo Christopherson" <JCMC2006 at suddenlink.net>
To: "'Lon Walters'" <lon at sedona.net>, <tigers at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Tigers] Old Tires
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I've always heard it referred to as "dry rot".

Jerry Christopherson

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On Behalf Of Lon Walters
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:05 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Old Tires

I completely agree, replace, not "inspect" tires a maximum of 8-10 years old
(preferably 7).  At SEMA last year had an extended discussion with a tire
engineer.  Damage and delaminating occurs from the inside.  So inspect your
old stuff until the cows come home, you can't see the tire failing unless
you saved your Capt Crunch X-Rays glasses.  Those with older tires are
literally risking their lives and the lives of others.  It doesn't matter
what they look like on the outside.



Michaels RV story of a blowout has been repeated many times on RV discussion
groups, most with much worse outcomes.  He was one lucky guy.
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 18:13:53 -0400
From: Marc James Small <marcsmall at comcast.net>
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Subject: Re: [Tigers] Old Tires
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This did not involve a Rootes Group product.  I
had a three-year-old tire die from side wall
collapse.  I did not wreck the car but it was a
horrifying experience.  A friend of mine who is a
truck insurance broker demanded pictures and I
sent them to her.  It cost me about $200 in towing costs.

Marc


msmall at aya.yale.edu
Cha robh b`s fir gun ghr`s fir!


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