Urgent warning re BFG a/t on 80 series
Submitted: Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 12:56
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Member - Ian H (NSW)
Hi all,
This is a warning to all Toyota 80 & 100 & probably 200 series owners.
If you have BFG A/T tyres then beware.
Because it is very hard to
puncture one of your tyres it may be years before you have to wind the spare down to use.
I have just found the security bolt on our 80 to be impossible to turn to allow the cranking shaft in to the wheel lifter and I had to drill it out and use a screw extractor.
All this caused by those BFG tryes that I have not punctured in 9 years and haven't lowered the spare for maybe 4 years.
My advice is to wind the bolt up and coat it in a light grease so it won't corrode in place and retighten.
We had just been away and luckily had no tyre trouble.
Ian
Reply By: Rolly - Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 13:49
Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 13:49
I've had a bit of a search on this site for a reference but I can't find one, but I'm certain that there has been a lot of comment on various sites and
blogs re. the ageing of tyres.
Current wisdom dictates that 6 year old tyres, i.e. from the date of *manufacture*, should be considered as no longer serviceable due to the volatile compounds which add adhesion and elasticity evaporating from within the rubber.
If tyres have been exposed to extreme temperatures and rough usage, then de-lamination and other structural failures can occur much earlier
There are normally no visible indicators of this deterioration.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian H (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 13:56
Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 13:56
I never said they were the same tyres for 9 years but they all have been BFG A/T.
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Follow Up By: Rolly - Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 14:33
Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 14:33
:D But it's worth the "heads up" to alert those who, like me, are "parsimonious in extremis" and try to get the last ounce/gram out of everything.
There are some very expensive savings to be made ;)
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Reply By: Member - Graham H (QLD) - Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 14:01
Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 14:01
Why are you picking on BFG.
Surely it doesn't make any difference what tyre is on the carrier.
If you are careless or stupid ( cross out which does not apply) enough not to
check your spare occasionally the same thing will happen regardless of make or tyre size.
Keep it clean and dry is best grease only attracts stuff to stick to it.
Use it more often or Murphys Law will apply at most inconsiderate moment.
To me this is an unnecessarily inflammatory post which is not really about the heading at all.
I have a set of these in the shed to go on shortly and thought O God what's wrong with them now.
Answer Nothing that preventative maintenance wouldn't have fixed.
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Follow Up By: Member - Ian H (NSW) - Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 14:15
Tuesday, Jan 06, 2009 at 14:15
Graham, maybe the Qld sun is getting to you.
It was "tongue in cheek" from the start pointing out the need to
check the security bolt which I had not done for years because I haven't had a BFG
puncture for years.
Cheers, Ian
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