Happy Birthday, and thanks for that bit of info! -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300
On June 9, 2016 9:18:58 AM EDT, WILTON via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >'Found the check for mounting: 26 May 2010! Yep, time does go fast - >'nother birthday tomorrow, too! > >Wilton > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Max Dillon via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >Cc: "Max Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com> >Sent: Wednesday, June 08, 2016 10:28 PM >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Leak at rim / tire joint > > >> This tire / wheel came from Wilton's wrecked 300D, he says it had a >slow >> leak from before the accident. It was on the rear axle. Aluminum >alloy >> rim, older Michelin tire. Afraid it may be so old that the tire >place >> won't touch it. I think they draw the line at six years old? >> >> I'll drop it off tomorrow a.m. at a local tire shop to see if they >can fix >> it. Hate to use the fix-a-flat stuff, but that may be an option. >> -- >> Max Dillon >> Charleston SC >> '87 300TD >> '95 E300 >> >> On June 8, 2016 9:53:17 PM EDT, G Mann via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>Unusual place to have a spontaneous leak.. Was the tire mounted >>>recently? >>>If it was.. likely some damage to the tire bead area.. If it wasn't a >>>possible suspect could be corrosion of the rim at the bead area.. >>> >>>Aluminum rim? Winter salt area? .. Older tire with stiff dried out >>>rubber? >>> >>>Inquiring minds would ask those questions.. >>> >>>Worst case .. aged out tire starts to leak at the rim... SWMBO who >>>never >>>looks at tires, drives with low tire.. tire heats up, self >destructs.. >>>driver loses control in heavy traffic.. etc etc etc.. >>> >>>My vote is.. 15 bucks at tire shop.. remove tire, inspect rim bead >>>area.. >>>tire bead area.. DOT date code on tire.. Reassemble with necessary >>>adjustments to any item not up to service. Sleep good at night.. >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com > >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
