WR1 Owners Club

I'm f*cking fuming!!!! I just went down a pothole (the one at the gate to what used to be Beachwood school for any Aberdeen based folk) and there was an almighty bang and the steering wheel got ripped out of my hand momentarily. Got to my destination and had a look. Apart from the usual alloy scrapes chips etc the tyre had a muddy patch where it went in the hole and a small bulge on the wall.
On my way back home I notice there are now cones around this hole Why the F*ck they weren't their an hour before christ knows.
Is it okay to drive on a tyre like this? and If and when I change it would I have to change 2? I'm away to phone these council c_nts and give them fuckin laldie!!!!

Here's a couple blurry photos just taken with my phone so not the best. (ignore the mess of the wheel, I have already a claim in for that! )
Just called them and they are sending out a claim form, wonder how long this one will take as my other claim is ongoing 7 months later. Thing is I'm an obstinate kinda c_nt and I wont give in.

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That's sh!t mate. I would get it swapped for a new tyre because that one now has a weak point and is more prone to bursting at the weak point. Not worth the risk IMO.

Depending on how new the other tyre is you might want to change that and use it as a spare (expensive but...) I read a link on here somewhere that if there is too much difference in the circumference of the tyres then it can "pop the diff".... I don't know personally whether this is true, I'm only repeating what I read.

Hope you get somewhere with the council but I suspect you'll get fobbed off as per!!

Git pics of the pothole and "find" an independent witness. When returning to the scene, try and avoid the pothole for a second time.

Very annoying. Tyre + Road = important. There is only one option in my opinion and that is to bin it and replace both unless the "good" tyre is extremely new.

Tell me about it. I did the same thing in the Spec D 2 nights ago at the traffic lights by Kittybrewster. Turns out it is a massive 5" deep hole which has now been filled in and the council willnot accept responsability unless I can prove when it happened.

Aberdeen council -B**TA**S!

WUZ wrote:Tell me about it. I did the same thing in the Spec D 2 nights ago at the traffic lights by Kittybrewster. Turns out it is a massive 5" deep hole which has now been filled in and the council willnot accept responsability unless I can prove when it happened.

Aberdeen council -B**TA**S!

Think your the man to advise me, I have 2 different types of tyres front and back, all still with a bit of tread but not new, should I be looking at renewing the two front as Bro recons or all 4 tyres incase I knacker the diff?

There may be some usefull info here for you boys

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/

Good luck

Best not to mix tyres on axles but so long as the tyres on the rear axles are the same type Radial or Cross ply - not so much of an issue these days) your OK.

So long as the tyres are within 1.5mm of each other on the Axle and within 3mm of each other between Front and Rear, then you'll not do any damage to the Diffs.

Any more than 3mm difference between Front and Rear Axles and your taking a risk on damaging the Diffs.

Russell

WUZ wrote:Best not to mix tyres on axles but so long as the tyres on the rear axles are the same type Radial or Cross ply - not so much of an issue these days) your OK.

So long as the tyres are within 1.5mm of each other on the Axle and within 3mm of each other between Front and Rear, then you'll not do any damage to the Diffs.

Any more than 3mm difference between Front and Rear Axles and your taking a risk on damaging the Diffs.

Russell

Got them checked and the rears had 4 mm left, given a new tyre is 8 or 9mm I didn't think it was worth chancing it so had to change them all