When it comes to luck with tires, if it wasn't for bad luck, I'd have no luck at all.
Unbelievably, this is my 3rd flat of the season. No flats in the previous 2 season's of RVing. Thankfully, no blowouts.
This flat is on one of my brand new Goodyear G614 RST 235/85-R16 tires.
Details:
5 new tires installed on existing aluminum rims in late August
Pressure in tires as measured before travel on 9/15 was 106 PSI cold
Traveled 226 miles on 9/15 at an average speed of 60 MPH
No Pressure Pro alerts during travel. Arrived - all looked good
This morning, 9/16, door-side front axle tire was flat
So that is what I know. No warnings - just a flat tire.
Used Good Sam ERS for the 3rd time this year (man I am getting lazy). Service showed within an hour. Great guy too. Not only did he replace the tire with my spare, he pretty thoroughly checked my flat tire for the leak source. It aired up to 110 PSI no problem. He used a solution of tire soap and a small amount of windshield cleaner (blue juice) in a spray bottle. Nothing!! He checked the valve stem without, then with the Pressure Pro sensor, then he saturated the entire tread surface, both sidewalls from the tread to the rim, the rim at the bead (both sides), then the rim surfaces from bead to hub (both sides). Then he did it all over again!. Unreal. No punctures, no bead or valve leaks, no apparant rim cracks.
This was all with the tire/wheel off the trailer. Maybe with the weight of the trailer, something else is going on.
I plan to take the tire/wheel to Sears Auto where I bought the tires to see if they have a tank and can find anything.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Jim
Unbelievably, this is my 3rd flat of the season. No flats in the previous 2 season's of RVing. Thankfully, no blowouts.
This flat is on one of my brand new Goodyear G614 RST 235/85-R16 tires.
Details:
5 new tires installed on existing aluminum rims in late August
Pressure in tires as measured before travel on 9/15 was 106 PSI cold
Traveled 226 miles on 9/15 at an average speed of 60 MPH
No Pressure Pro alerts during travel. Arrived - all looked good
This morning, 9/16, door-side front axle tire was flat
So that is what I know. No warnings - just a flat tire.
Used Good Sam ERS for the 3rd time this year (man I am getting lazy). Service showed within an hour. Great guy too. Not only did he replace the tire with my spare, he pretty thoroughly checked my flat tire for the leak source. It aired up to 110 PSI no problem. He used a solution of tire soap and a small amount of windshield cleaner (blue juice) in a spray bottle. Nothing!! He checked the valve stem without, then with the Pressure Pro sensor, then he saturated the entire tread surface, both sidewalls from the tread to the rim, the rim at the bead (both sides), then the rim surfaces from bead to hub (both sides). Then he did it all over again!. Unreal. No punctures, no bead or valve leaks, no apparant rim cracks.
This was all with the tire/wheel off the trailer. Maybe with the weight of the trailer, something else is going on.
I plan to take the tire/wheel to Sears Auto where I bought the tires to see if they have a tank and can find anything.
Anyone have any ideas?
Thanks,
Jim