Mark42
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Was putting new tires on the trailer today and saw this. I knew the tire had rub damage, but not to this extent!!!
A closer look shows that the cords were exposed. Pretty close to a blow out.
This damage was caused by a bolt that holds the fender on. Here I have "reversed" the bolt so it sticks out of the fender, not in. The fender was bent a little, and that little bit is all it took to make this mess. That is a 1/2" nut on the bolt. Also bent the fender back into proper position.
The prior owner of my Bayliner must have backed the trailer into something solid and bent the steel fender. The fender was bent enough that when large bumps were hit, that bolt just scraped the tread right off the tire. I remember hitting a rough section of pavement on the Cross Bronx Expressway in NYC (shocking, I know
) a couple of weeks ago. It hit so hard, I could hear it, sounded like a loud zipper, and I was only going about 40 mph.
So a week or so ago, I ordered new tires. And checked both tires to make sure there is enough clearance between the tire and fender, especially the bolts. I'm going to get new galvanized carriage bolts for both fenders, and mount them so the smooth head is on the inside of the fender.
I think I got lucky that the tire didn't blow.
BTW, thats a 5.30 x 12 LRC. 80 PSI. Wow!
A closer look shows that the cords were exposed. Pretty close to a blow out.
This damage was caused by a bolt that holds the fender on. Here I have "reversed" the bolt so it sticks out of the fender, not in. The fender was bent a little, and that little bit is all it took to make this mess. That is a 1/2" nut on the bolt. Also bent the fender back into proper position.
The prior owner of my Bayliner must have backed the trailer into something solid and bent the steel fender. The fender was bent enough that when large bumps were hit, that bolt just scraped the tread right off the tire. I remember hitting a rough section of pavement on the Cross Bronx Expressway in NYC (shocking, I know
) a couple of weeks ago. It hit so hard, I could hear it, sounded like a loud zipper, and I was only going about 40 mph.So a week or so ago, I ordered new tires. And checked both tires to make sure there is enough clearance between the tire and fender, especially the bolts. I'm going to get new galvanized carriage bolts for both fenders, and mount them so the smooth head is on the inside of the fender.
I think I got lucky that the tire didn't blow.
BTW, thats a 5.30 x 12 LRC. 80 PSI. Wow!
