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Discussion in 'Boxers/TR/M' started by danielc1, Jul 11, 2012.

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  1. danielc1

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    #1 danielc1, Jul 11, 2012
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    Cruising on the highway when suddenly a loud explosion noise and the car went another direction then where I want it to go... The men with the flatbed said I was lucky. Normally they pickup this kind of cars with a blow tire somewhere from the crash barrier.
    Bwha Luck... I never drive harder then that my gardian angel can fly...
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  2. mwr4440

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    #2 mwr4440, Jul 11, 2012
    Unbelieveable. Just unbelieveable.

    Glad you are safe and hopefully the car more or less is too.


    I'd get rid of all those tires tomorrow and then find out EXACTLY what caused that event.

    The way the tire blew as shown in the pic, at first glance I would think it was from structural, age, both? failue / defect.


    My parents, brother and I lived thru the Firestone 500 tire fiasco (4 of the 5, including the spare over the course of about 2 months, blew out) back in the late 1970's .... luckly.
     
  3. bobzdar

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    #3 bobzdar, Jul 11, 2012
    How old were the tires? That's a pretty bad blowout, wow. I've never had a tire let go like that...
     
  4. James_Woods

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    #4 James_Woods, Jul 11, 2012
    What kind of tire was it? It does not look like a Michelin tread pattern...
     
  5. danielc1

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    #5 danielc1, Jul 11, 2012
    Tires are +-2 years old, worn about 50%. Could be that something was lying on the road, but I did not notice anything before the 'bang'. Any how, the dealer has orded some new tires and we will be soon on the road again...
     
  6. danielc1

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    #6 danielc1, Jul 11, 2012
    James : Bridgestone, Potenza s-02.
     
  7. chabch

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    #7 chabch, Jul 11, 2012
    Were they the right size or a bit larger or higher than the factory ones? (was Bridgestone making standard TR tires then?)

    Edit: my bad, you seem to have a 512TR!
     
  8. James_Woods

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    #8 James_Woods, Jul 11, 2012
    This is why I was paranoid about driving my metric-size single bolt car until I finally found some new ones.

    Is it possible that it somehow deflated before it let go? Looks like the sidewall separated all the way around...
     
  9. danielc1

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    #9 danielc1, Jul 11, 2012
    The sidewall was separated for about half the tire. It could be that it deflated before going, but it was like this: cruising about 95 - 100 mph (150 - 160 km/u), *bang*, heavy shaking and rear end starts to going suddenly left, right and then finaly dragging to the right. No problem to get the car under control. I think if it was a tire on the front wheels that blew, I would be telling a different story...
     
  10. TestaLA

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    #10 TestaLA, Jul 11, 2012
    1) Thank your lucky stars nothing happened to you!
    2) Thank your lucky stars nothing happened to your car ;)
     
  11. James_Woods

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    #11 James_Woods, Jul 11, 2012
    Well, not excessive speed...maybe also it could have simply been a tire defect of some weird kind.
     
  12. BigTex

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    #12 BigTex, Jul 11, 2012
    Low air pressure can overheat the materials...or age related failure...hard to say..

    GLAD you are safe!
     
  13. Spasso

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    #13 Spasso, Jul 11, 2012
    90% of roadside flats are due to running on under-inflated tires.
    I can pick them out before they happen just by looking at the sidewall profile on most tires (with the exception of ultra-low profile).

    Do a visual once a week.
    Check once a month with a gauge.
     

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