- Jun 15, 2001
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I've got a 1995 Mazda 626. It's a five-speed manual and it's front-wheel drive. Yesterday I noticed that the front right tire was pretty low just before I went to work. So I went to the gas station and it was flat. I filled it up to 32PSI and went on my way to work. I got about a mile from my office and it went completely flat and I started getting the "clunking" noise.
So I pulled over. I work on a NASA base and we have a little car shop there. I went out and looked at the tire. It was completely knotted. I got the donut put on and went home. I got a new tire today, so I picked the car up and got about a mile down the road and it was flat again. The tire and wheel were rocket hot.
I got it back to the shop and they said the belt was completely destroyed. The tire guy was amazed at how hot the wheel and tire were. They've ordered a new tire and said they'll check it out tomorrow. The donut doesn't get hot like the regular wheel and tire do.
Any ideas?
So I pulled over. I work on a NASA base and we have a little car shop there. I went out and looked at the tire. It was completely knotted. I got the donut put on and went home. I got a new tire today, so I picked the car up and got about a mile down the road and it was flat again. The tire and wheel were rocket hot.
I got it back to the shop and they said the belt was completely destroyed. The tire guy was amazed at how hot the wheel and tire were. They've ordered a new tire and said they'll check it out tomorrow. The donut doesn't get hot like the regular wheel and tire do.
Any ideas?