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So I pulled out th e flat tire from yesterday for inspection. I didn't find any visible damage...

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Old 01-01-2009, 10:56 AM
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Default So I pulled out th e flat tire from yesterday for inspection. I didn't find any visible damage...

to the tire or wheel. No holes, cracks, rips, etc. Could it be possible that the tire bead separated from the wheel upon impact which caused the air to leak? Since I didn't find any damage, this seems most likely...or another explanation to the loss of air if there is no external damage?

Can a tire bead be reset if it was separated? Maybe I don't have to buy a new Winter tire or set of tires just yet...
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Default If you drove on it it's probably shot..

at least my P6 was after I drove a few blocks on a flat. I could visually see a crease in the sidewall from the outside, the inside was shot. Your results may vary.
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Default I do see a crease now but I'm not sure if that is from the car sitting on the tire when I pulled

over or if that was from the point of impact. When I pulled the wheel off, the rubber was pushed in like a flat basketball which I'm assuming was from the car sitting on it.
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Default That's what I thought too after letting it sit all day when I went to work.....

leaving my car at home. I could tell from the outside that the sidewall had a soft spot. I took it to the tire place to see if it could be patched and they confirmed the tire was bad.

Tirerack had me a tire in 2 days while the car sat on the spare.
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Ahh. I'm going to get it looked at tomorrow and see whats the verdict.
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