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Puncture

Post by henrym3 » Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:36 pm

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The tyre lost some pressure flagged up by the cheapo after market monitoring devices I fitted some years ago when these tyres were fitted. Couldn’t find any nails or objects in tyres, valve wasn’t leaking so I took the wheel off and bunged it in a container of water. Where you see the white paint round the number 0, the pin hole is at the top r/h corner. How could this have happened, there is no damage to rim or tyre. There is just over 4mm of thread left but will require 2 tyres. Gutted.

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Re: Puncture

Post by X5Sport » Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:25 pm

Could have been vandalised. It’s not unheard of for people to do this sort of stupid thing for kicks!
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Re: Puncture

Post by sapphireblack » Tue Apr 13, 2021 9:46 am

Probably mindless malakas (Google for translation)

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Re: Puncture

Post by Bladerunner919 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 1:19 pm

Most likely to be a fault in the tyre itself. To deliberately push through something small enough to create a pinhole would be a bit odd - you'd expect a knife puncture or something bigger from a vandal.

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Re: Puncture

Post by henrym3 » Tue Apr 13, 2021 5:52 pm

I know what you mean Bladeerunner919, I had to look with a magnifying glass to see the pin hole, however if someone did do it the previous description of the person being a "Malakas" would be appropriate.

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Re: Puncture

Post by sapphireblack » Tue Apr 13, 2021 7:17 pm

I'd have thought any pin hole type of damage in a sidewall was unlikely to be accidental :(

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Re: Puncture

Post by Alan Gunn » Wed Apr 14, 2021 6:35 am

"malakas" looked it up love it 8) 8) 8)
Made a note of it on my desk for future use lol.

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Re: Puncture

Post by Leslie » Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:09 am

A strange one quite possibly a manufacturing defect /weakness that age has helped show up now.

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