LOL, my daughter just came home and told me that at low speed, parking lot turns, the V70 goes "clunk, clunk" on left hand turns!!!

Because I replaced the struts last fall, I had initially guessed that one of the strut bolts broke or some other disaster is about to let the right front wheel fall off. I took the car to a cul-de-sac 100 ft away, and sure enough, clunk, clunk! Right hand turns were OK but interesting.

I pulled into the garage and lifted the right wheel. As I was going to grab the wheel to pull it off, I noticed the top was full of fine gravel. Hmmmm. Lots of tar. About 18" of tar and gravel imbedded in the length of the tread, with another 1/4 inch hanging over the edge where it was catching on the suspension on the hard left turn.

Then, my wonderful daughter came out to the garage and seeing the damage, commented that the car was vibrating at 70mph on the Interstate while driving home. It was only a 15 minute trip total.

SO, the question is: How do I get this tar off of my tire? I already peeled off the outer edge, about an ounce of weight.
I don't have a tub to put the tire in and the only solvent I have is gasoline. Which I don't really want to waste. Scraping it will only get the tar off the top of the tire, not inside the treads.

Thanks,

Klaus
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I still miss my 164 and my 854T. Just driving a V70R :)

if you have an old wash tub or keg bucket maybe you could pull the wheel off the car and place it in some paint thinner or a gallon or so of gas or kero with a old rag to wick the solution over the tarred up areas... it could likely be scraped off with a putty knife or something like that after soaking for a while, maybe overnite.

good luck,
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-woodsytf '95 850 wagon 160k

I'm sure you realize that there are a lot of possible solvents (paint thinner, acetone, charcol lighter fluid etc) that will work, but their cost would be more than gas. All sound some what dangerous in that they are flamable. The only non-flamable might be a brake degresser. I'd just scrap off all you can mechanically and let it go at that. I would think the small amount left in the tread might not throw off the balance too much.

Jerry
01 V70 T5

I was thinking about dry ice or waiting until it gets -20F and letting it break off :)
The scraper is already in use. @#$*&#$ asphault that isn't mised with enough rock. I am also using a small screwdriver in the larger pattern areas.

Klaus
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I still miss my 164 and my 854T. Just driving a V70R :)

Our minds think alike. I was busy doing my other job, when I remebered the dry ice, and returned to the web sight to make that suggestion! The platicizers in the tire will keep it some what flexible, but I'm sure the tar will get brittle and break off. Good Luck, let us know how it goes.

Jerry
01 V70 T5

Take it on the interstate and get it up to about 115 mph, the centripetal force..:)
Ixnay on the dry ice I'd say, you want a good tire when you're done.
How 'bout a couple bottles of Goo Gone and a dull putty knife?
Good Luck
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'97 855na, Mobil 1, K&N, various IPD's and eBay's

Perhaps I just make my own autocross course in a company parking lot this Sunday? A dozen hard left and right turns at full throttle should do wonders. Plus give me a smile in the process :) :)

Adding a little undercoating won't hurt either.

Removing a half pound of tar should be fun, not hard work!

Klaus
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I still miss my 164 and my 854T. Just driving a V70R :)

yessir. that ought to get 'er done too!

reminds me of an old anecdote...
when i was a bit younger i had a pal get nabbed by the cops for spinning donuts in a snowy highschool parking lot. he went to court and showed the judge where the Virginia DMV drivers manual recommended taking your vehicle "to a vacant lot and get used to how your car will handle differently in slippery conditions". the judge let him go but warned him well that there would not be any second chances...

good luck!
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-woodsytf '95 850 wagon 160k

I finally got to the tar today after the car sat in the garage for a week. Pull off the wheel, scrape with a 1/4in screwdriver for 45 minutes, and then give the area a bath with gasoline and an old brush. All gone! Including the little tiny grooves which were full of tar and very small bits of sand.

I took it for a little spin and smooth as silk at 70mph. What a nice car!

Klaus
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I still miss my 164 and my 854T. Just driving a V70R :)