Re: [MV] Hole in tire

From: fv74@altavista.net
Date: Mon Feb 28 2000 - 05:47:27 PST


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Mark

As long as the belts are not damaged, I would not worry. I will normally make a questionable tire a spare and put the spare on in it's place. Do HMMWV's have spares?

Dave Fillman
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 ---- you wrote:
> After removing the runflats from my HMMWV's front wheels, inspecting
> the tire innards, and remounting the tires, I found a hole in the
> sidewall of one of them. It's just over 1/16" in diameter, and about
> 3/16" deep. It doesn't go all the way through, and the tire holds air.
> Should I patch the hole somehow, or just ignore it as long as the tire
> holds air? They're tubeless bias-ply tires, if that makes a
> difference.
>
> Thanks in advance for any advice!
>
> --
> Mark J. Blair, KE6MYK <mblair1@home.net>

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