Tire Depth Gauge?
I just saw this gauge advertised in the new CW flyer. What and why does it measure tire depth? Is this measuring tread or entire tire depth????
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mockturtle wrote:
Don't most tire failures come from the sidewalls rather than the tread, anyway? Certainly tread wear affects safe handling but I'll bet the sidewalls fail before the tread becomes thin enough to be a concern.
No. Most tire failures are "Belt leaving Belt Separations" - commonly called a "Tread Separation". Sidewall separations are virtually unheard of.
- BUT -
There are tire failures caused by road hazards - such a punctures - that are frequently mis-diagnosed. The most common is called a "Run Flat", where the tread detaches in the form of a hoop from the sidewalls - and as the name implies, the cause is a tire being operated with little or no inflation pressure. 90% of the time, there is a visible puncture - and the other 10% the damage is disguised in the sidewall damage.
