Dodged a bullet (tire failure)
Traveled from Md to Va and went camping for a week. While at the campground I climbed under the camper for something and found this bubble on my tire! There is no road hazard damage or marks by the bu...
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This type of bubble on the sidewall is caused by failure of the tubeless liner and allowing high pressure from the inside to infiltrate the other layers of rubber in the sidewall. It is typically caused by an abrupt impact to the shoulder, i.e., hitting a curb, rock in the road, or anything that breaks the tubeless liner, and may or may not show anything on the outside of the tire.'
While it is not something you want to happen, typically it will not cause the tire to abruptly blow out. More a leak of air to the atmosphere when the bubble finally bursts.
40 years in the tire industry; seen it all and done most of it.
While it is not something you want to happen, typically it will not cause the tire to abruptly blow out. More a leak of air to the atmosphere when the bubble finally bursts.
40 years in the tire industry; seen it all and done most of it.
