Once in a while, my tire suddenly goes flat

[Sukhoi]

Tires that old very likely have dry rot. Check them closely for cracks and bubbles. Just this past weekend I had to replace my tires that had excellent tread, but the inside of one tire was totally separated on the sidewall for a 8" arc. Considering I get up to about 70 MPH every day going to work I don't know how it didn't blow out on me before catching it.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: Sukhoi
Tires that old very likely have dry rot. Check them closely for cracks and bubbles. Just this past weekend I had to replace my tires that had excellent tread, but the inside of one tire was totally separated on the sidewall for a 8" arc. Considering I get up to about 70 MPH every day going to work I don't know how it didn't blow out on me before catching it.

I didn't have a look when the guy took off and checked the tire. They wanted me to sit in a waiting room, but when they finally did get to my car I was standing outside the garage looking in, watching what he was doing more or less out of curiosity. I couldn't determine anything from watching what he did. I certainly didn't have an opportunity to see the inside of the tire. The four tires look OK from the outside. When I get around to rotating them, I will try to get the opportunitiy to inspect them. Maybe I'll just buy new tires when they get to 10 years old. I wonder if old tires get "dry rot." I think that's actually bacterial decomposition, as in wet wood. I figure that real old tires will dry out, maybe suffer from UV decomposition. I think I've seen old rubber that appears to be drying and cracking. I wonder what they make tires from nowadays, if it's actual rubber from rubber trees from South America or a rubber-like compound derived from oil.

Montanafan - I'll post back the results. Assume the tire's holding air now unless I post. If it's leaking I'll revisit the thread with the news.

I figure that I'll stick with manufacturer's recommendations on the vehicle:

front: 32#
back: 26#

I rarely have weight in the vehicle.

 

[bookiesgrl]

Sometimes when a vehicle sits, as yours does, the tires corrode inside and the valve stems go bad. THe person who had my car let it sit awhile apparently. I came home from vacation to two flat tires and took it to shop. Thats what they told me. They fixed the tires and put new valve stems on and they good as new. Have them checked for that. Was a cheap fix

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