Time to change my tyre!
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Not sure what happened. Probably I hit a nail or something sharp and lost pressure quickly and I continue to drive with a flat tyre for about 30km to the tyre shop. The act of driving on a flat RFT has damaged the tyre beyond repair. This goes to proof that although RFTs improve your mobility and give you peace of mind but this is at the expense of your tyre. With the price of RFT tyres almost double the price of equivalent conventional tyre, it's a really expensive price to pay for the convenience we get.
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I reckon my tyre could go further if not for the puncture and me not stopping soon enough to repair it. Decided to change all four tyre together for better balance. Stick with RFTs for convenience and safety but pay almost double the price of conventional rubber.pchan1 said:
Correct me if I'm wrong but u are unable to repair RFT once it got a hole in it? Also our tyre pressure monitor system reads from the ABS system rather than having an actual sensor inside the tyre at the valve rite? I know BMW has two systems just dunno which one we using here.
Erm, judging from the Thread wear of the pictures, your car's camber angle might be too much on the negative side. It causes the threads on the inside to wear out much faster that outside because the insides are more in contact with the ground...splee said:Finally replace my GY RFTs after 57k km on the road. I did not expect this to happen to one of my GY RFTs. Was driving along Kesas this morning and suddenly the iDrive prompt Low Tyre Pressure, Stop Carefully. I continue to drive as I have to send my kids to school in Subang. After one to two km, the iDrive prompt that left rear tyre loss pressure. I continue to drive to Subang and drop my kids to school before heading back to Klang tyre shop. On the way to Klang along Federal Highway, rear side of my car started vibrating but still drivable and controllable. By the time I reach the Klang tyre shop, this is the condition of my left rear RFT tyre.
I can see the ribs on inside edge have worn out considerably compared to the outside edge; this was the same on my car that I just bought. I just inspected the outer threads which was fine, but was shocked when the car was lifted and I discovered the inner threads almost gone. Sorry should have taken a pic of it :s: .
In any case, the same thing might happen again if you didn't correct the camber alignment, have you checked the alignments at a tyre shop? My car's rear end has been lowered too much by the previous owner that the camber screw has been adjusted to max, yet it is still on -2 ++ :106: . Gotta switch out the suspensions and raise the height soon.
They are a reputable shop and when I did mine one of the boss was personally handling my car and I do look at my tyres every now and then to see if there is any fault but so far still okay even after going into some bloody big potholes.splee said:
