Caravan Tyres - Greasy
Submitted: Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:02
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Sacred Cow
Hi,
My caravan tyres are only 18 months old but they are exuding a greasy oily substance through the walls. What is it and will the life of the tyres be compromised? When you touch the tyres it is hard to get the muck off your skin.
Regards
SC
Reply By: DIO - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:17
Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:17
Could be a 'chemical melt-down' within the tyres (??) Why not hot foot it to your local tyre
shop, surley they are in the best position to provide you with an analysis and also ascertain their safety.
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Reply By: lifeisgood - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:35
Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 08:35
I would be trying for a warranty claim. I have never heard of such a thing in decades of vanning. Presumably they are not from a reputable brand like
Dunlop or Bridgestone. Perhaps its the Rubbet tree fighting back ! LOL
I would not be happy doing a trip with them. Too important a safety item -for you -and other road users.
It will be interesting to find out what the experts say. Cheers
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Reply By: Trevor R (QLD) - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 14:08
Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 14:08
Tell the truth, Is it overloaded?
I had a similar experience with
well known brand but I was a good tonne over reccomended carrying capacity of tyre. It just melted and bubbled on the sidewall very quickly. Load capacity will differ greatly between brands within same size tyres, match load to tyre capacity and you should be all good.
Trevor.
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Reply By: Bilbo - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 15:12
Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 15:12
Tyres get hot - VERY HOT- when run in an overloaded condition due to the walls flexing. This can cause the tyre wall to literally soften and melt,,,,,,,,and blow out.
This is why I can't understand why people run tyres softer when running on corrugations or rough tracks. Absorbing corrugations etc is what the
suspension, your foam car
seat and yer bum should do - not the tyre wall!
Bilbo
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Follow Up By: Willem - Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 16:33
Friday, Apr 27, 2007 at 16:33
So wot yer running on corrugations Bilbo....50psi?...LOL
Letting your tyres down softens the ride and helps the shocks and also
the springs from going pear shaped. Whilst doing the AB last year the shocks got hot but not extremely hot and the tyres stayed normal warm temp at 20psi and 60kmh over the teeth chatterers.
Melt a tyre? What the hell, are you doing???? Methinks they are tyres from the reject department.
Cheers
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