kipper
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| posted on 28/7/07 at 10:49 PM |
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Why me?
Hi all, The sun shine after all the rain and floods prompted me to get the ST seven out today for a blat in and around Hull.
I had a great time and was heading back to work near Selby where I keep my cars.
While doing a little low flying down the A63 there was a loud bang and the car went sideways and headed for the central resevation. I managed to
recover it and parked on the near side and investigate what happened.
The passenger side rear tyre had blown out its side wall leaving a hole about six inches long, the tread was still intact.
I can recomend this as a great laxative.
I have no idea why this happened other than the tyres are quite old .
Needless to say I will be ordering a new set of toyo 888 on monday .
regards Kipper
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nitram38
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| posted on 28/7/07 at 10:57 PM |
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You might have picked something up that jammed into your wheel arch first?
I had something slice a tire tread it's entire circumference after it jammed in my cycle wing.
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 07:20 AM |
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Old tyres tend to perish on the sidewalls which can cause a blow out. Look at low mileage cars a few years old , Michelins seem to be one of the worst
as the tread wear is very low and they last forever . Trailers and caravans suffer badly as well , in fact the caravan club recommend changing the
tyres every two years regardless of mileage. So when checking you tyres check the sidewalls for perishing as well.
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 08:47 AM |
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I had a similar experience in my van and it turned out i had run over a peice of metal in the road.
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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kipper
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 09:02 AM |
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old tyres
Morning.
I have checked the other three tyres this morning and the other rear has cracks in the sidewall.
The other thing that came to mind was I was at york dragwaywith the MK boys recently and as is normal I reduced the tyre pressure for better grip, I
wonder if this was the last straw for these three year old covers .
Thanks for your input guys.
Regards Kipper.
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Rob Palin
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 09:16 AM |
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Not that i'm trying to scare you but i think you were lucky. On the way down the M40 yesterday i was overtaken by two cop cars and a
helicopter. A couple of miles later i saw why - a car had burst a tyre in the outside lane and spun across into a bridge support.
The car was resting on top of the Armco barrier and pointing outwards, but from the state of the front of it and the way that there were two fire
engines' worth of guys just standing around looking sombre i figured it was very bad.
I'd go home and hug your loved ones that bit tighter if i were you! 
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JoelP
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 11:34 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by rusty nuts
Look at low mileage cars a few years old , Michelins seem to be one of the worst as the tread wear is very low and they last forever .
last year or so i changed the tyres on my ax, worked out they were original - about 13 years old! Maybe 30 odd k on them.
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foskid
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 01:09 PM |
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Tyre life is about six years weather they've been used or not. UV light degrades the rubber
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zetec7
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 05:14 PM |
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MANY rubber products degrade over time - and with oxygen, not just UV. For example...I had the engine completely rebuilt in my Porsche 944
(don't ask!) about 5 years ago. Even though the car has only done roughly 5K miles since then, the timing belt started rattling against its
housing a few weeks ago. I was very alarmed as this is definitely an interference motor and a timing belt failure results in an instant engine
failure as well (approximately $5500 bill).
It turns out that these Gates belts begin to break down the day they are manufactured, and after 5-6 years they must be replaced, whether the engine
has run or not. In fact, one poor soul replaced his with a "new" one (lots of dust on the box), only to have it fail almost immediately,
turning his engine into a large box of broken parts.
The moral? Replace old rubber - tires, belts, hoses, etc. - even if it has never seen the sun!
http://www.freewebs.com/zetec7/
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BenB
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| posted on 29/7/07 at 05:41 PM |
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Doing burn-outs on a drag strip with the side walls bulging due to low pressure probably didn't help matters 
Scary!! Partially 'cos it could have been so much worse!!!
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