Why did the tire explode
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The owner of VW Transporter Alexey contacted us. He bought a new winter tire and drove it to the workshop for installation, well, and there one of the wheels suddenly scattered. Our hero arrived at the place, there is such a picture. |
The size of the tires Alexey chose is 195/70 R15. They are designed for commercial vehicles with a wheel load of up to 890 kilograms: these are put on vehicles with a gazelle loading capacity. Alexey focuses on this, because such rubber should have increased mechanical strength.
“I come to them in a cold sweat,” he recalls. - In the morning it is necessary to Chrysostom, they promised snow, and here it is.
The tire fitting master explained it this way: after installing the tire on the disk and inflating at the time of its shrinkage, an explosion occurred that immediately “obscured” the tire. Alex turned to the rubber seller, who redirected the claim to the supplier. Supplier’s experts decided that there was no factory defect, but there were mechanical damage on the tire. The tire seller agreed to return the money for the three remaining tires, but refused to compensate for the torn. Jump to tiredealersites.com for more information.
The most interesting thing in this situation is not even a break in the rubber itself - note that even the wire “harness”, which is scientifically called the bead ring, is cut off: it passes at the place where the tire fits onto the wheel and is its strongest part.
“I come to them in a cold sweat,” he recalls. - In the morning it is necessary to Chrysostom, they promised snow, and here it is.
The tire fitting master explained it this way: after installing the tire on the disk and inflating at the time of its shrinkage, an explosion occurred that immediately “obscured” the tire. Alex turned to the rubber seller, who redirected the claim to the supplier. Supplier’s experts decided that there was no factory defect, but there were mechanical damage on the tire. The tire seller agreed to return the money for the three remaining tires, but refused to compensate for the torn. Jump to tiredealersites.com for more information.
The most interesting thing in this situation is not even a break in the rubber itself - note that even the wire “harness”, which is scientifically called the bead ring, is cut off: it passes at the place where the tire fits onto the wheel and is its strongest part.
Alexei himself is inclined to blame the manufacturer.
- I saw a lot of tires, and even for passenger models, the side ring is made of steel wires twisted into a thumb-thick cable: it is difficult to cut it with an ax or break it with a crowbar. I do not think that a quality tire is possible such a gap.
We showed photos of a damaged tire to several tire technicians. By the way, everyone said that they saw just such a defect for the first time.
“If the tire is pumped, it can explode, but the sidewall usually breaks, and not the metal side ring,” says the tire fitting master on Krasnoarmeyskaya St. - I think the ring was damaged during its installation.
A similar opinion is shared by Andrei Chicherin, deputy director of the Car Protection Center:
- In my opinion, there is a low qualification of tire fitters. Although special tools are now used for cladding, illiterate installation of the tire in the machine can lead to mechanical damage. It is strange that this happened with a relatively “simple” rubber in terms of tire fitting. More often this happens with low-profile tires with a very stiff sidewall.
- I saw a lot of tires, and even for passenger models, the side ring is made of steel wires twisted into a thumb-thick cable: it is difficult to cut it with an ax or break it with a crowbar. I do not think that a quality tire is possible such a gap.
We showed photos of a damaged tire to several tire technicians. By the way, everyone said that they saw just such a defect for the first time.
“If the tire is pumped, it can explode, but the sidewall usually breaks, and not the metal side ring,” says the tire fitting master on Krasnoarmeyskaya St. - I think the ring was damaged during its installation.
A similar opinion is shared by Andrei Chicherin, deputy director of the Car Protection Center:
- In my opinion, there is a low qualification of tire fitters. Although special tools are now used for cladding, illiterate installation of the tire in the machine can lead to mechanical damage. It is strange that this happened with a relatively “simple” rubber in terms of tire fitting. More often this happens with low-profile tires with a very stiff sidewall.