Bubbles happen. there does not have to be damage. The last conti I
bought, a "made in USA," general tire one) got a bubble on the sidewall
very quickly. Wish I could buy German Continentals again/still.
Jury is still out on the Barum (owned by conti) They have a few K miles
on them, and the Nokia, which also have a few k on them.
Cooper CS3: wore out the back two, front ones are still ok. I think I
can recommend them for low speeds. <70 Mph.
Cooper CS4: (Discontinued) Not happy with them but they had over 50k on
them before a couple started to wiggle from slipped belts. They still
had a lot of tread left. Still have 2 on the van. So, they are
probably ok for most people. I hear people driving on slipped belts all
the time, so it seems to not bother many people.
Larry Turner via Mercedes wrote:
The only time I've seen a bubble form has been following the sidewall
being brushed against something like a curb, etc. (I know, she rec'd
the absolute best training from Daddy but accidents happen) Or maybe
she loaned it to a friend?. Then the sidewall gets weaker over time
until the inner rubber (?) puts more and more pressure against the
weakness and gradually pushes through the fracture until a bubble
forms which gets larger and larger over time. After raising 3 kids
(who also rec'd Daddy's expert training) doing absolutely every thing
possible to various cars over the last 40 years or so, this is how I
would expect to see a bubble form. IMO, the front tires are the most
likely to suffer sidewall damage like you described....
re: Costco Tires. I agree about their apparent honesty - I also like
that they use a Torque Wrench and the mechanics actually know how to
use it. Mine uses a Clicker type wrench but other shops have shown
they have no clue how to use the wrench. I watched one tire changer
tighten the nuts until the wrench clicked then he gave it another 1/2
turn! I had to take it back and get them to loosen the nuts so I had
a chance to remove them if ever needed.
Good luck! (back to lurk mode) ;-)
LarryT
91 300D
06 E350AWD
On 04/04/2018 8:04 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes wrote:
Girl child calls and says LF tire on the E320 has a bubble on the
sidewall. Observed that this is likely Not Good. She got the car
about a year ago. BFG Tires were fairly new, I recall seeing the
receipt in the package of papers.
Suggested she go to Costco and ask what they think as I believe they
are likely to be more honest than some random tire shop monkey. My
sense is this would be a defect in the tire not due to any abuse on
her part, she is a surprisingly good driver due to her daddy’s proper
training.
Anyone know how this might work? I don’t want her to have to eat a
new tire(s).
--R
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