Tire went flat in the driveay. Damage?
I came out this morning and the left tire on my utility trailer was dead flat. Just came back from a 260 mile round trip, and it was up and fine when I went to bed last night. The valve stem failed...
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CapriRacer wrote:mkirsch wrote:
I came out this morning and the left tire on my utility trailer was dead flat. Just came back from a 260 mile round trip, and it was up and fine when I went to bed last night.
The valve stem failed catastrophically during the night. Glad it didn't happen on the road.
Would the tire have sustained any damage from just going flat in the driveway? Tire is only 2 years old.
The risk here is that there may be damage inside. The safe thing to do is replace the tire.
If you reinflate the tire (do this carefully!!) and see sidewall ripples, replace the tire.
If you reinflate the tire and don't see sidewall ripples, that doesn't mean the tire is good. It means you don't know!
Can you replace the valve stem without breaking down the tire? While you have it open, look inside for the unlikely damage.
BTW, don't put off taking care of it. At least jack the weight off it.
