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Tire mounting on Aero wheels...
Posted by CalAero (more from CalAero) on Sun, 1 Jan 2006 15:05:11
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I took a tire to have a nail hole repaired and was told the tire couldn't be reaired because it had "bead damage." The nail was almost dead center on the tread so I asked how there could be bead damage. The answer was that the tire was damaged when it was mounted, but I think this is BS and the tire was damaged when they took it off for the nail repair. My first question is about the 16 inch Aero wheels. I was told by a 3rd party that these are "reverse bead" wheels and the tire must be installed from the back, not the front as in conventional rims. Does anyone know if this is true or if there are any special techniques to be used on these rims? (I've owned this car for 5 years and have never heard of this before.)
If they are reverse bead, can the tire be damaged if someone tries to unmount them "conventionally" (whatever that is.) The damage on my tire was on the inside bead, a chunk about an inch long ripped from the edge that seals against the wheel. It looks to me like some meat tried to muscle it off and pried on the wrong place.
The tire has held pressure just fine until the nail, which I suspect would not have been true if the bead was damaged, and is about 5 months old. Any tire and wheel experts out there? I'm obviously not happy about having to replace an almost new $150 tire!
Thanks for any advice, folks!
Cal
94 Aero
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