In a message dated 8/3/2006 11:14:25 AM Central Standard Time,
tr3driver@comcast.net writes:
> >Also, I wouldn't drive on 40 year old tires no matter how few miles they
> had.
> > The rubber will dry rot after less than 10 years and make the tire
> unsafe.
> >I've had really old tires rupture just standing still.
>
> Yes, indeed. Old tires, even when they look fine on the surface, can fail
> suddenly and without warning. Last time it happened to me, the separating
> belts
> flayed all the paint off the fender of my new (to me) Stag.
>
In my case the sidewall failed. I had stepped away having just aired it up
and the blast left me with ringing ears for a few minutes. All I wanted was
something on which I could push the car around. It wouldn't even work for that!
This was a really old tire.
Dave
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