Michelin kaboom! Michelin tire update!
Tire was built 3rd week of July 2014, 32K miles left rear inside. That makes it a 5 year old tire. proper inflation and coach is within weight guidelines. Driving on the freeway and without warnin...
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ron.dittmer wrote:
klutchdust,
I am sorry to read the tire damaged your rig. That is the "serious" damage done. I am so glad that you were able to maintain control to a "stop". I suppose being an inside-rear, it wouldn't be hard to pull over. But doing so in haste while the tire is thrashing up your rig, that would be the challenge.
The first thing I did was slow way down and hit the 4 way flashers. I drove a short distance to the next off ramp as the shoulder was narrow.
It turned the mud flap bracket and metal box upside down and tore the cover off the outside panel exposing insulation. Above the tire is a plastic wheel well,it should be metal,that was split in three places.
That’s all been repaired and a new tire on order. Going to put new tire on front and use the older front to match the older rear. It’s best to keep them within 1/4 inch in diameter of each other.
