Can a tire explode from Over-inflation?
DW took her car into the body shop this morning...again...rear ended in the rain while stopped at a light...drivers in this town are terrible, but I digress....
So she gets a min-van rental from one of the biggest car rental companies. Lunchtime, she says "the TPMS indicator is on, one of the tires is probably low, can you put some air in? I figure sure, easy enough. Pull it in the garage, and check the door jamb...36 psi called for at each corner. (Impressive 6100 lb GVWR too...)
So I grab the gauge and hit the LF...57psi :E 21 pounds over!! Must be a fluke, so I check the LR...55psi :E Then on to the RR...53psi :E Finally on to the RF which is at 19psi and has a nail in it...easy enough to get to, so I was able to plug it right on the car. All tires at 36 psi and the flat fixed.
Seriously, for the life of me I can't figure out why they overinflated the tires by 20 psi...no telling how long they have been like that either...is there a point where a tire could blow from being OVER inflated??
So she gets a min-van rental from one of the biggest car rental companies. Lunchtime, she says "the TPMS indicator is on, one of the tires is probably low, can you put some air in? I figure sure, easy enough. Pull it in the garage, and check the door jamb...36 psi called for at each corner. (Impressive 6100 lb GVWR too...)
So I grab the gauge and hit the LF...57psi :E 21 pounds over!! Must be a fluke, so I check the LR...55psi :E Then on to the RR...53psi :E Finally on to the RF which is at 19psi and has a nail in it...easy enough to get to, so I was able to plug it right on the car. All tires at 36 psi and the flat fixed.
Seriously, for the life of me I can't figure out why they overinflated the tires by 20 psi...no telling how long they have been like that either...is there a point where a tire could blow from being OVER inflated??
