tyre question

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Mon 30 Jun 2003 09:16
tyre question - CM
Wonder if I could get some advice.

I notice that one of my tyres has about a 3cm cut in the side wall (from the rim outwards) and is a few mm deep.

Is this dangerous and should I change the tyre? I have a feeling that I should but any thoughts would be welcome.

C
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Mon 30 Jun 2003 10:04
tyre question - Technoprat {P}
I would change it. It strikes me that such a cut in the tyre wall is likely to be dangerous in the long run.
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Mon 30 Jun 2003 10:44
tyre question - TrevP
A - sort of - answer:- It is probably not repairable.

Repairs are only to tread part of tyres.
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Mon 30 Jun 2003 11:46
tyre question - Dizzy {P}
I would have thought that a cut that doesn't penetrate the actual structure of the tyre *might* be OK. However the only people that can answer this reliably are suitably skilled tyre depots or the tyre manufacturer.

You could ask your tyre depot to get the manufacturers to look at it and give their advice. This is a normal procedure in cases of doubt and where the tyre still has a good potential life.
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Mon 30 Jun 2003 17:36
tyre question - sean
This is VERY HIGHLY DANGEROUS and needs changing now.

The tyre could blow-out, putting you into a barrier or one of us, if we're driving next to you.

You would definitely fail an MoT

See link to MoT testers manual

www.ukmot.com/manual/


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Mon 30 Jun 2003 17:37
tyre question - sean
Sorry, the link should be:

www.ukmot.com/index.htm
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