I bought a used set of Goodyears and after mounting them, I noticed a radial crack all the way around the tire in the sidewall. Contacted Goodyear and sent them a photo of it. They said (as below) not to worry about it as it was the joint were the surface rubber met the sidewall rubber. He ask if it was leaking air, and I said no, so he said "no problem"
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 5:44 PM Subject: RE: [F500] Hoosier tire problems > I had some Goodyears do this a few years ago. They replaced them, but > told me that their engineers would swear that they would be fine. But > the GY dealer agreed with me that the engineers butts weren't on the > line like mine was with those tires. > > Race tire tread is put together with multiple pieces. You can see the > seams on the surface of a new tire. If they don't vulcanize all > together, this is what can happen. This is why the GY tires are > supposed to be mounted a certain way for their first run, to complete > the bonding process. > > I'm not a tire engineer, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last > week.... > > > Phil ________________________________ FormulaCar Magazine - A Proud Supporter of Formula 500 The Official Publication of Junior Formula Car Racing Subscribe Today! www.formulacarmag.com or 519-624-2003 _________________________________ _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
