just hit a pothole and tire went flat immediatley....
01-20-2004, 05:44 AM
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put air into it.. hose it and see where it escapes air.. if it's between the tire and rim edge..
u will need another tire ..which is probably the case.. the hard edge that seals it's broken insideand can not keep the air in anymore..
use a lot of air and water..u will see bubbles.. turn it all the sides so u make sure u see where it is
use a lot of air and water..u will see bubbles.. turn it all the sides so u make sure u see where it is
01-20-2004, 06:03 AM
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not if overall diameters are different... put them all next to eachother and see..
if different don't do it...
try to find all wheels with same diameter.. quattro will screw up your drive train . there is very little tolerance, and you don't want to push it..
try to find all wheels with same diameter.. quattro will screw up your drive train . there is very little tolerance, and you don't want to push it..
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01-20-2004, 06:26 AM
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Might be a pinch flat...
sidewall compresses to the point where the edge of the pothole and the rim edge crush it and put a hole in the sidewall. If it's the inside sidewall, you will probably see it as soon as you pull the tire. Odds are, there is a rather large hole in your tire somewhere.
01-20-2004, 09:10 AM
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That would have to be an enormous impact to pinch flat a car tire.
I've pinch-flatted bicycle innertubes before, but that's usually due to running a low air pressure for traction, and bike tires don't have stiff sidewalls, so it's not uncommon for the tire to compress that far. Besides, tubes are only 1-2mm thick. Car tires (which are tubeless anyway) have much stiffer and thicker sidewalls, so I could see the wheel bending/breaking before I could see the tire pinch flatting (unless of course the tire sidewall was weakened by continuous driving at something like 5 psi).
Have you ever experienced a car tire pinch flatting? I'd be curious to know how it happened. I never thought I'd have to worry about that.
Have you ever experienced a car tire pinch flatting? I'd be curious to know how it happened. I never thought I'd have to worry about that.