j-d wrote:
I'd like to say "unbelievable" but this kind of crazy stuff does happen. It was "funny..." We used a friend's Class C while he was deployed overseas. Worked on it mostly, but we still got a lot of weekend trips in. DW and I were both working full time so that was all the time we had. He came in off deployment and decided to buy something different. Offered us an amazing deal on the old Class C (an '84 and this was 2000) and we bought it. None of us had any idea how old the tires were. We hadn't learned Date Code yet. First trip out after we transacted and coach was ours, I drove it to work early in the day, planning one last trip before we got tires. Sun wasn't even up and blew the left rear outer on the interstate. Tore out the fender trim, loosened some fender well, luckily didn't damage the sewer dump. Repaired the damage about the way you describe. But I drove it to a tire shop and we had a little delay getting out of town, and seven new tires.What kind of TIRE VALVES did the failed tire have, and what kind did Discount Tire install for you? I hope they're METAL!!!
Get thee to CW and get a set of those Dually Valves. Then to Discount and ask them to put them in.
I believe the Right Rear Inner leads the hardest life of all six tires. Like its partner on the Left, it runs out of the better air flow over the other four tires. It has a hot exhaust pipe next to it. AND... once in awhile we drop the Right Rear OUTER off the edge of the pavement. At that point, the INNER inherits the Outer's load and suddenly. So it lives a dull, unappreciated life, punctuated by shock overloads...
