Tire pressure & too many blowouts
Hi, I have a 2000 Fleetwood Terry 26' trailer camper and only used 4 times in four years i had a blowout on each trip! My camper has a tandem axle. The factory sticker on the camper states: GVWR:...
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Check the valve stems!
Some are rubber, some are plastic. There are regulations as to what vehicles need which valve stem.
Old story everyone is tired of hearing but I had one blow out and 2 more flat tires on ONE trip thru the hot hot weather of Houston!
Last flat, tow truck driver showed me they were leaking right thru the failing RUBBER valve stems.
Yup the idiot tire center put rubber valve stems on my MH tires. :R
I replaced them all with "stainless steel" valve stems.
IMHO the majority of these blowout incidents are nothing more than the tire going low while driving and ultimately ending up in a blow out like mine did. Not that the tire is bad.
REPLACE all the valve stems with stainless steel or equal. They are available at all tire stores.
Some are rubber, some are plastic. There are regulations as to what vehicles need which valve stem.
Old story everyone is tired of hearing but I had one blow out and 2 more flat tires on ONE trip thru the hot hot weather of Houston!
Last flat, tow truck driver showed me they were leaking right thru the failing RUBBER valve stems.
Yup the idiot tire center put rubber valve stems on my MH tires. :R
I replaced them all with "stainless steel" valve stems.
IMHO the majority of these blowout incidents are nothing more than the tire going low while driving and ultimately ending up in a blow out like mine did. Not that the tire is bad.
REPLACE all the valve stems with stainless steel or equal. They are available at all tire stores.
