Any cure for tyre flat spots - Team-BHP

dj_2006 · 24th November 2006, 22:16

I travelled abroad around 2 months back and my Santro was parked for about 21 days at my office ... I didn't know of tyre flat spots etc back then and therefore didn't take any precautions such as over inflation etc.

Just when I returned back I got my car immediately serviced (2nd free service @ 6 months and 7.5K of running) ... tyres were rotated, alignment and balancing was done ....

I started noticing something strange that my car was steering was wobbling very slightly at 40 Kmph and above till a particular speed around 70 Kmph ....this kept happening for 2 months .... as this was a slight problem and I had no time to get it checked I kept ignoring it ... now the problem has solved by itself ... I mean my current mileage is around 8.7K and there is no wobling at all at speeds upto 120Kmph I don't drive faster than this ....

Any ideas on what could have happened ... could it have been caused due to flat spots ? and if so does anyone know of any cure for flat spots .... just wondering

theMAG · 25th November 2006, 23:53

Unlike the other flat spot that can be fixed by hair implantation, nothing/nada/zilch/bubkis can be done about a tyre's bald spot.

v1p3r · 26th November 2006, 00:52

Standing in one place produces flat spots ONLY on cross-ply tyres. AFAIK, all Santros come with radials, so I doubt this was the problem with the car. Also, wheel and tyre balancing will show flat spots, if they exist.

dj_2006 · 26th November 2006, 18:07

Thanks v1p3r and theMAG ...

Good to know that one doesn't need to bother about flat spots if one has radial tyres (which is obviously the case here) ....

but then I am even more perplexed as to what caused the problem and how did it get solved by itself ... any thoughts ?

24th November 2006, 22:16	#1 (permalink)
dj_2006 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Weekdays - Gurgaon, Weekends - Noida Posts: 53	Any cure for tyre flat spots I travelled abroad around 2 months back and my Santro was parked for about 21 days at my office ... I didn't know of tyre flat spots etc back then and therefore didn't take any precautions such as over inflation etc. Just when I returned back I got my car immediately serviced (2nd free service @ 6 months and 7.5K of running) ... tyres were rotated, alignment and balancing was done .... I started noticing something strange that my car was steering was wobbling very slightly at 40 Kmph and above till a particular speed around 70 Kmph ....this kept happening for 2 months .... as this was a slight problem and I had no time to get it checked I kept ignoring it ... now the problem has solved by itself ... I mean my current mileage is around 8.7K and there is no wobling at all at speeds upto 120Kmph I don't drive faster than this .... Any ideas on what could have happened ... could it have been caused due to flat spots ? and if so does anyone know of any cure for flat spots .... just wondering

25th November 2006, 23:53	#2 (permalink)
theMAG Team-BHP Support Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bengalooru Posts: 3,740 View My Garage	Unlike the other flat spot that can be fixed by hair implantation, nothing/nada/zilch/bubkis can be done about a tyre's bald spot. __________________ If you lose your temper, you’ve lost the argument

26th November 2006, 00:52	#3 (permalink)
v1p3r Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: BLR - chasing cars... Posts: 4,147 View My Garage	Standing in one place produces flat spots ONLY on cross-ply tyres. AFAIK, all Santros come with radials, so I doubt this was the problem with the car. Also, wheel and tyre balancing will show flat spots, if they exist. __________________ *I've lost my phone. Please PM me your phone number if I'm on your contact list.*

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26th November 2006, 18:07	#4 (permalink)
dj_2006 BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Weekdays - Gurgaon, Weekends - Noida Posts: 53	Thanks v1p3r and theMAG ... Good to know that one doesn't need to bother about flat spots if one has radial tyres (which is obviously the case here) .... but then I am even more perplexed as to what caused the problem and how did it get solved by itself ... any thoughts ?