Lucky Escape - Nail in Tyre spotted

[eddieshep999]

I had just got back from a short ride on my 2015 RT SE6 Model to the local supermarket
Don't know what made me look at the front wheels but I noticed a nail sticking out of one of the front tyre's

I have Ride On tyre sealant installed but the nail may not have gone in far enough or the angle was not straight on either way the nail was
removed and the tyre has remained up and unaffected

Don't know what would have happened if the nail had not been spotted as I do use Highways at speeds of 65+ mph

It pays to check the tyre's frequently, A lesson I am now aware of

Managed to take some pictures see below :-

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[Bob Denman]

:shocked: Nice catch! :clap:

Question: Could you hear or feel that nail in the tire; as it hit the pavement with each rotation of the wheel? :dontknow:

 

[eddieshep999]

:shocked: Nice catch! :clap:

Question: Could you hear or feel that nail in the tire; as it hit the pavement with each rotation of the wheel? :dontknow:

Bob

I Don't think so, as I have a Sena SM10 Headset and usually have my Music on also connected to my Phone can hear some background noise
e.g. Emergency Vehicles and the Horn of other drivers if I have forgotten to cancel my indicators after a lane change

 

[Dan McNally]

Glad you dodged that bullet, although a nail usually causes a slow leak, rather than a blowout. Tires are so much better, today, than they were when I first started driving.

 

[missouriboy]

...a nail usually causes a slow leak, rather than a blowout...

But with Ride On sealant he shouldn't even get that, should he?

Either way, it's good to get that nail out of there ASAP.

 

[Chupaca]

Ouch..!!

glad it was a near miss. Does look scary I do lift mine occasionally and spin the wheels...:2thumbs:

 

[garb55]

Glad you dodged that bullet, although a nail usually causes a slow leak, rather than a blowout. Tires are so much better, today, than they were when I first started driving.

When I started driving we did not know what a flat was

:yes::yes:

 

[ARtraveler]

Nice catch. :yes: