Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-10 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 10 Apr 2018 08:46:33 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > ... so she went to some local tar shop and got some Goodyears or > something.  She's happy, they were a bit cheaper than the Costco > Bridgestones on sale, so I guess all is good. At least she is not

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-10 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I hear that when Pirellis go flat they go WOPWOPWOP I thought the tires on the girl's car were not that old, they had a lot of good tread.  There was a receipt in the package with the car, I thought they might have been fairly new but she says the only receipt was from 2006 and the tires

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-09 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
on the Burgundy SDL, I had all 4PIRELLI tires slip belts badly on one 70 mile trip to an MBCA meeting. The thing shook like a dog trying to kill a rat. at 25 MPH or less, it wobbled at a shriner's clown car. over 25 it shook terribly. It was a LONG SLOW trip home... Thumbs down on

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-09 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I HATE wobble from slipped belts.  I will say avoid Pirelli also.  I do not have any slipped belts but the traction in the rain is like driving on ice. On 4/9/2018 8:46 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes wrote: Bubbles happen.  there does not have to be damage.  The last conti I bought, a "made

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-09 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-09 Thread Larry Turner via Mercedes
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

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Kudos to girl child for catching it.. you've trained her well to do a pre-flight. On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 7:55 PM, G Mann wrote: > Remove the tire ASAP. It has FAILED. Any further use is a crap shoot akin > to Russian Roullette. > Danger danger > > On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-04 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
Remove the tire ASAP. It has FAILED. Any further use is a crap shoot akin to Russian Roullette. Danger danger On Wed, Apr 4, 2018 at 7:02 PM, Max Dillon via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Rotate that tire to the rear axle (until replaced) so if it blows, she's > less likely to

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-04 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Rotate that tire to the rear axle (until replaced) so if it blows, she's less likely to lose control of the car. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '87 300TD '95 E300 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-04 Thread Peter Frederick via Mercedes
Worth a look. Definitely need to get a different tire on there though, blowouts are not fun. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] Tire bubble

2018-04-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
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