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Re: Strange tire problem

To: tigers@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Strange tire problem
From: BlueGolfer@aol.com
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:11:07 EDT
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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