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VIEW    READ ONLY    PRINT   SAVE   A    A  Spare tire failure (w/pics) 200 1993 posted by  Jorrell on  Tue Jun 16 16:38 CST 2009 Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS]     [IGNORE ALL POSTS] last visit: Sat Nov 21 21:51 CST 2009 [RELATED] Drew, The only time I have seen this type of failure was on a 66 T-bird with a Firestone red-wall full size bias ply spare in the trunk. It still held air but the treads / belts shattered the same way. Note, this was on a parts car that had sat at the back of the bone yard for 20 years with the trunk shut. The theory is that such failure occurs due to the heat (in the trunk) cooking the oil out of the rubber causing it to become brittle. Now we know why tires have a born-on date eh? I'll check our spare in a few minutes, as I wish to avoid the same failure. It also speaks volumes to the 50MPH limit they expect us to hold on a spare tire! jorrell -- 92 245 278K miles, IPD'd to the hilt, 06 XC70, 00 Eclipse custom Turbo setup...currently taking names and kicking reputations! Mark this post as an answer to my question<- Use this feature to mark quality replies to your post. Select, copy to buffer, and paste anywhere: <a href="http://www.brickboard.com/RWD/volvo/1354706/220/240/260/280/spare_tire_failure_wpics.html">Spare tire failure (w/pics)</a>

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• Spare tire failure (w/pics) [200][1993]
  posted by  bcg  on Tue Jun 16 17:47 CST 2009 > V

• Spare tire failure replacwment w/real spare. [200][1993]
  posted by  B.C.  on Tue Jun 16 17:18 CST 2009 > V
  • Spare tire failure replacwment w/real spare. [200][1993]
    posted by  Raleigh240  on Tue Jun 16 17:33 CST 2009 > V
    • Spare tire failure replacwment w/real spare. [200][1993]
      posted by  pageda  on Tue Jun 16 17:42 CST 2009 > V
      • Spare tire failure replacwment w/real spare. [200][1993]
        posted by  soundmiami  on Tue Jun 16 17:59 CST 2009 > V

• Spare tire failure (w/pics) [200][1993]
  posted by  pageda  on Tue Jun 16 16:48 CST 2009 > V

• Spare tire failure (w/pics) [200][1993]
  posted by  Jorrell  on Tue Jun 16 16:38 CST 2009 > V

• one time use spare not meaent to be replaced only thrown out,good you found it when you did! [200][1993]
  posted by  joekidd  on Tue Jun 16 16:35 CST 2009 > V

• Spare tire failure (w/pics) [200][1993]
  posted by  sdewolfe  on Tue Jun 16 15:55 CST 2009 > V

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