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Goneagain1's avatar
Goneagain1
Explorer
Oct 21, 2016

Tire Pressure Loss

I checked my tire pressure before a trip and found one without pressure. Like an idiot I thought it was the inside tire extension.
I drove 300 miles to go camping and back. Nothing happened.
I then too my motorhome to get the oil changed and told them to
check the drivers side inside tire extension. They told me the tire
was out of air and the tire was now ruined. My question is how long had I been driving and didn't hear the tire or see any problem (had just got back from Michigan). Why didn't the tire rip off and come apart.

Has anyone had this happen to them ?
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  • rgatijnet1's avatar
    rgatijnet1
    Explorer III
    Oct 21, 2016
    I would say that both dual tires on that side are ruined....the flat tire and the tire that was driven way overloaded for several miles.
  • lanerd's avatar
    lanerd
    Explorer II
    Oct 21, 2016
    One word.... TPMS

    Now you gotta buy two tires......that I'm sure will cost a LOT more than a TPMS device.

    Ron
  • wolfe10's avatar
    wolfe10
    Explorer
    Oct 21, 2016
    Yup, if you drove any distance with a flat, the other tire on that side of duel is also ruined-- running a tire at TWICE its rated capacity leads to failure!

    Consider buying two new tires. Put the new ones on the front, old front ones on that one side in back.

    What tires are on there now-- brand, model, size and AGE?
  • Ivylog's avatar
    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Oct 21, 2016
    Looks like and expensive education. As Brett suggested, put the two new on the front and the fronts on that side. Look on the bright side, you did not wreck and you do not need any fiberglass repairs.
  • usersmanual's avatar
    usersmanual
    Explorer
    Oct 21, 2016
    Goneagain1 wrote:
    I checked my tire pressure before a trip and found one without pressure. Like an idiot I thought it was the inside tire extension.
    I drove 300 miles to go camping and back. Nothing happened.
    I then too my motorhome to get the oil changed and told them to
    check the drivers side inside tire extension. They told me the tire
    was out of air and the tire was now ruined. My question is how long had I been driving and didn't hear the tire or see any problem (had just got back from Michigan). Why didn't the tire rip off and come apart.

    Has anyone had this happen to them ?

    I had that happen and drove about 250 miles.tire stayed intact
    I think(don't know absolute) that the tires u see all ripped to shreds etc did not simply loose air, they separated.NOW iam sure had it been the front tire then a different story for sure
  • Mr_Mark1's avatar
    Mr_Mark1
    Explorer
    Oct 21, 2016
    Ivylog wrote:
    Looks like and expensive education. As Brett suggested, put the two new on the front and the fronts on that side. Look on the bright side, you did not wreck and you do not need any fiberglass repairs.


    X2, this is what I would do.

    MM.
  • stripit's avatar
    stripit
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2016
    We read all the time from some various posters that tire pressure monitor systems are not needed and too expensive. I guess this might have been an occasion where it would have been a LOT less expensive?? The thoughts of installing the two new tires on the front and moving the front tires to the dual location is spot on.
  • Dick_B's avatar
    Dick_B
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2016
    Funny how this works. We bought our TPMS shortly after having a tire go flat on the road. It must be working because we haven't had a flat tire since! Of course, we also switched to Michelin XPS Ribs on the RV.
  • J-Rooster's avatar
    J-Rooster
    Explorer
    Oct 22, 2016
    George, I did that one time when I first was learning to drive Semis back in the 60's. I don't run a TPMS but, I have a tire hammer (old school habit, now retired) and, I thump on the RV tires every time I get out of the RV. Sorry to hear about your misfortune!

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