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Rob N VA

05-27-2003 08:45:17




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I just got a call from the "tire Doctor" He said that there is a bead on the inside of the tire isself and that I would need to replace the tire as well as the rim. I thought that the tire looked pretty good from the outside, It was just the rim that was shot. (a little background: My rear tire went flat. There was a huge rust hole around the valve stem that ended up poking a hole in the tube, ergo, I took the tire off and took it to the local good ol' boy tractor tire fix-er-upper. I told him to just weld a patch in the rim if he could, he told me the rim was too far gone to weld and now here I am.) Anyway, I don't know much about these tractor tires, so I seek your cumulative advise. Is he blowing smoke up my caboose? or is there a metal bead in these tires? It is a firestone 11.5 X 28 I think.
Thanks for your help! Rob

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Lee

05-27-2003 11:20:25




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 Re: 8n rear tire in reply to Rob N VA, 05-27-2003 08:45:17  
I'm afraid he may very well be right. If the rim was bad enought to eat the tube there is a chance that it also scraped enough rubber off of the bead area of the tire to eat away part of the bead itself or even eat through it. That calcium is nasty stuff if it gets on metal. If the other tire and wheel are OK yet he can probably match up your old tire and come up with one close enough to use without causing any problems. I've run mis-matched(same size, different brand and tread) tires for 12 to 14 years without any apparent problems.
Later, Lee

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souNdguy

05-27-2003 11:16:25




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 Re: 8n rear tire in reply to Rob N VA, 05-27-2003 08:45:17  
I know that a tire can have a seperated bead.. where the bead and tire layers pull apart.. I found that out when my 16.9x24 r-3 tire went flat.. 48$ later all is well now.. got a new tire / tube, and had my old rim polised out.
An r-1 should be way cheaper.

Soundguy



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Steve IA

05-27-2003 09:21:03




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 Re: 8n rear tire in reply to Rob N VA, 05-27-2003 08:45:17  
If I understand your question correctly. Yes there is a bead on the tire to hold it onto the rim. I don't know why a bad rim and/or a punctured tube would damage the bead unless, the rubber bead insulation on the outside of the metal strands of wire that make up the bead had been scrapped off for some time and whatever ate up your rim (Calcium Chloride?) got to the bead and ate it too weakening it. I suppose it could have been damaged dismounting the tire, but beads are pretty tough. I'd ask him to show you what exactly is wrong with the bead. Some part of this story is missing. Buying 1 new tire may not be a good idea. Mismatched sizes can cause undue stress on the differential and related seals. My 2¢. Steve 8N 169302. Helping to build Firestone tires for 29 years.

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