Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 01:45:45 +0100 From: Johannes H Andersen <johsnopsamfitter.com> Subject: Re: Saab Tire Complaint: Important
milt brewster wrote: > > In article <MPG.19c7f3cc272dac17989a82nopsam.cis.dfn.de>, > carl.robsonnopsamcing-czechs.com says... > > In article <3F5CD576.89FF7C73nopsamfitter.com>, johsnopsamfitter.com > > spouted forth into alt.autos.saab... > > > > > > So how fast did the tires loose pressure? If the 2 psi were lost in less > > > than one or two weeks, then you have a slow puncture. The fact that you > > > have had two blowouts could be because you drive in the same area. In > > > particular if you drive in areas where building or engineering work is > > > going on, then it is easy to pick up small metal objects in your tires. > > > This has happened to me in the past. > > This is a good general comment. In both cases, I was driving on > new, well-maintained freeways going less than 65 MPH and had not > hit anything on the road. I was on two different freeways. The > blowouts were not at the same position -- it was the Left > front; and the right rear tires that blew. In both cases, I had > recently checked the tires and found them inflated and in good > shape. > > While it is always possible to have "bad luck" with metal objects > and the like; the fact is that I don't get blowouts on other cars > I drive in the same way and on the same roads, and over many > years. That concludes nothing. Several years have elapsed between the punctures that I've experienced. A possible scenario in your case could be a weakness in the sidewall of a tire cased by driving over a kerb. The blowout must have had a cause! Any visible damage at all to a tire wall automatically renders the tire defective and repairs must not be attempted. Nevertheless you can drive around with a bulge or tear for weeks or months and nothing happens. The damage could be on the inside wall hidden from view from the outside. The blowout need not be connected with a recent event of damage, but damage nevertheless at some earlier time.
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