So, on the way to work this morning, I heard a thunk, and then felt my steering wheel shake a bit. Pulled over and saw I had a flat...less than half a miles from work. Crap.
I didn't want to drive on the flat, because it was REALLY flat, and it looked like the tire was possibly fixable.
One thing that has been in the back of my mind is that I knew my tires were iffy (little dry rot, weather checking, damn near bald), but I wanted to eek them out for as long as they were safe to drive on.
I popped the tire off the wheel and looked inside - I half expected to see a nail or something, but instead I saw this:
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There was corrosion on the steel belt, so it had probably been slowly separating from the inside until the pressure finally got to one spot.
When I popped the rest off they were all starting to rot from the inside. Ick!
So, new Nokian NRVi tires, and a wash for good measure.
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The new tires are lower profile, and they change the look of the car a bit, but I think I still like it. I've had NRVi tires before, and I loved 'em!
And a little peek at the IC sitting behind the bumper and the plate:
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I might have to "go bookbinder" on that plate and move it off to the side or something
I didn't want to drive on the flat, because it was REALLY flat, and it looked like the tire was possibly fixable.
One thing that has been in the back of my mind is that I knew my tires were iffy (little dry rot, weather checking, damn near bald), but I wanted to eek them out for as long as they were safe to drive on.
I popped the tire off the wheel and looked inside - I half expected to see a nail or something, but instead I saw this:
There was corrosion on the steel belt, so it had probably been slowly separating from the inside until the pressure finally got to one spot.
When I popped the rest off they were all starting to rot from the inside. Ick!
So, new Nokian NRVi tires, and a wash for good measure.
The new tires are lower profile, and they change the look of the car a bit, but I think I still like it. I've had NRVi tires before, and I loved 'em!
And a little peek at the IC sitting behind the bumper and the plate:
I might have to "go bookbinder" on that plate and move it off to the side or something
