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Old 09-26-2018, 04:13 PM
Simon Hitchen Simon Hitchen is offline
 
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Default Tire help please

Hi guys, I’m just into my first annual and I’ve found this cut on the outside of the tire. It’s an inch long, does the necessitate a new tire?

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Old 09-26-2018, 04:42 PM
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I would change it out, better safe than sorry...
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Old 09-26-2018, 04:43 PM
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it seems as if the crack is looking around from between the O's O's. freaky.
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Old 09-26-2018, 04:48 PM
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Sidewalls don?t tolerate damage. I agree that this should be replaced.
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Old 09-26-2018, 05:00 PM
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At the airlines any sidewalk damage was cause for rejection. A big deal since those tires are very expensive and are typically recapped many times.
Sidewalk damage and tire was scrapped.
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Old 09-26-2018, 05:07 PM
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i dont see any wear on the tire - the little needle nubs are still present. The crack also seems to be following along some sort of flaw line in the rubber. Might look into getting the supplier to replace it on their nickle.

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Old 09-26-2018, 06:03 PM
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Take it from a guy that changed a tire on the rv8 in the dark on the ramp 900nm from home, it?s not fun, but I now own rv8 jack points.
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Old 09-26-2018, 07:36 PM
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Default Thanks guys

I?ll replace the tire.

Thanks
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Old 09-26-2018, 07:41 PM
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Default Manuals by the manufacturers are good sources of info

Recommend doing a search on ?aircraft tire maintenance?.... it should yield manuals by Michelin, Goodyear, Bridgestone. (Listed in sequence of longest to shortest...)

Although geared to big iron,... useful info for all,... and most have pictures and explanations
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Old 09-27-2018, 09:24 AM
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I?d see how deep it is, I?ve seem MFG defects from the mold that look like cuts are you sure it wasn?t there before?
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