Crack on the sidewall of Tyre

shipnil · 7th November 2007, 15:33

Hi, I am seeing some cracks on the sidewall of my cars tyres. One or two are 2/3 cms. long. The tyres are MRF Zigma CC on Maruti 800. I have used them for more than 4 yrs but they have done only about 25,000 kms. Will the cracks pose any problem?

Thanks,

iraghava · 8th November 2007, 00:24

Yeah, they can have a blowout which can lead to a crash which can be serious if you're doing high-speeds.

I would suggest you have your tyres inspected from a good tyre shop & replace them at the earliest. This is too dangerous a thing for you to ignore.

novice · 8th November 2007, 00:37

It depends on how deep is the crack. I once managed to put a small circular cut on the sidewall of my car's front right side Michelin tyre. It happened when I was trying to park my car in the basement. A steel pipe that was lying on the ground got stuck in between a concrete wall and the tyre. It wasn't deep at all, just 2 or 3 millimeters and I thought it wouldn't cause any problem. But that tyre just blew off one fine day when I was driving in City. Just imagine what would have happened if it went off on a highway while my car was at 100kmph.

rohan_fonseca · 8th November 2007, 01:27

Get the tyres changed asap.

BaCkSeAtDrIVeR · 8th November 2007, 10:39

Rubber has deteriorated due to age. You may be better off changing them. Is the car parked in open and bare ground? (not concrete, not road - bare sand?) This can accelerate ageing of rubber.

Rehaan · 8th November 2007, 10:49

Shipnil,

Lets have some photos.
Are they very shallow surface cracks caused by age or something more?

cya
R

D1ISTHE1 · 9th November 2007, 00:09

What i suspect the tire dealer has sold @shipnil a set of old tires which are log kept in stock... get your tires changed ASAP dude

WasavaTyres · 9th November 2007, 04:48

In all probability they're surface cracks due to deterioration in the tyre compound. Your tyres are "drying up" get them changed asap.

govigov · 9th November 2007, 13:02

How can you prevent your tires from getting cracks like these? If it is on a single tire, i guess that is ok as it is a single incident. is it happeningn on al the 4 tyres?

shipnil · 14th November 2007, 09:44

Thanks for all your replies!
There are two cracks on one single tyre. I believe, as most of you have pointed out, the cracks are due to aging of the rubber. I am planning to get them changed at the earliest.

thoma · 5th September 2012, 11:00

Is there any possibility to salvage this Bridgestone Potenza that has run 15k kms and is 2 year old.

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alpha1 · 5th September 2012, 12:35

GET rid of it at the earliest.

The sidewall of the tyre is the WEAKEST part, especially during a turning.

naveen.raju · 5th September 2012, 12:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoma

Is there any possibility to salvage this Bridgestone Potenza that has run 15k kms and is 2 year old.

I too had the same problem. One tyre developed a side wall crack and normal puncture repairs wont do justice. The possible solution is hot patch which is not guaranteed. Hot patch itself would cost between 500-800 depending on the severity of the crack. Since the mechanic wasnt confident, I went in for a second hand tyre which I got it for 800.

I would recommend you to atleast go for a better second hand tyre for the time being or get a new one. Since your tyres clocked only 15kms, I assume other tyres are pretty good. My car clocked over 40k kms and it's time for a new set. Thought I would run another 5k-8k kms before changing the complete set. So decided to go for a single second tyre for the time being.

thoma · 5th September 2012, 13:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Since your tyres clocked only 15kms, I assume other tyres are pretty good.

I had gone for a replacement of all 4 tires 15k kms before and the other 3 are fine.

The 2 cracks have developed almost diametrically opposite, so I guess that it could not be a case of the wheels hitting hard over a pothole.

Are Bridgestones prone to such cracks? I am beginning to loose confidence in them.

rjstyles69 · 5th September 2012, 14:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by thoma

The 2 cracks have developed almost diametrically opposite, so I guess that it could not be a case of the wheels hitting hard over a pothole.

Are Bridgestones prone to such cracks? I am beginning to loose confidence in them.

Well any tire is prone to sidewall cracks if the intensity of hitting a pothole is high. It's not just bridgestone, any other branded tire also could crack if it takes a bad hit.
The other factor could be old tires and hardened rubber which could crack sidewalls/ chip on the surface.

7th November 2007, 15:33	#1
shipnil BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 999 Thanked: 665 Times	Crack on the sidewall of Tyre Hi, I am seeing some cracks on the sidewall of my cars tyres. One or two are 2/3 cms. long. The tyres are MRF Zigma CC on Maruti 800. I have used them for more than 4 yrs but they have done only about 25,000 kms. Will the cracks pose any problem? Thanks,
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8th November 2007, 00:24	#2
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Yeah, they can have a blowout which can lead to a crash which can be serious if you're doing high-speeds. I would suggest you have your tyres inspected from a good tyre shop & replace them at the earliest. This is too dangerous a thing for you to ignore.
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8th November 2007, 00:37	#3
novice BHPian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 284 Thanked: 263 Times	It depends on how deep is the crack. I once managed to put a small circular cut on the sidewall of my car's front right side Michelin tyre. It happened when I was trying to park my car in the basement. A steel pipe that was lying on the ground got stuck in between a concrete wall and the tyre. It wasn't deep at all, just 2 or 3 millimeters and I thought it wouldn't cause any problem. But that tyre just blew off one fine day when I was driving in City. Just imagine what would have happened if it went off on a highway while my car was at 100kmph.
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8th November 2007, 01:27	#4
rohan_fonseca BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Panaji Posts: 984 Thanked: 8 Times View My Garage	Get the tyres changed asap.
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8th November 2007, 10:39	#5
BaCkSeAtDrIVeR BANNED Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Kochi Posts: 2,522 Thanked: 752 Times	Rubber has deteriorated due to age. You may be better off changing them. Is the car parked in open and bare ground? (not concrete, not road - bare sand?) This can accelerate ageing of rubber.
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8th November 2007, 10:49	#6
Rehaan Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 24,046 Thanked: 34,082 Times	Shipnil, Lets have some photos. Are they very shallow surface cracks caused by age or something more? cya R
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9th November 2007, 00:09	#7
D1ISTHE1 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: OMNIPRESENT Posts: 120 Thanked: Once View My Garage	What i suspect the tire dealer has sold @shipnil a set of old tires which are log kept in stock... get your tires changed ASAP dude
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9th November 2007, 04:48	#8
WasavaTyres BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Indore Posts: 817 Thanked: 451 Times View My Garage	In all probability they're surface cracks due to deterioration in the tyre compound. Your tyres are "drying up" get them changed asap.
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9th November 2007, 13:02	#9
govigov Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cochin!!!!! Posts: 1,691 Thanked: 1,092 Times View My Garage	How can you prevent your tires from getting cracks like these? If it is on a single tire, i guess that is ok as it is a single incident. is it happeningn on al the 4 tyres?
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14th November 2007, 09:44	#10
shipnil BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 999 Thanked: 665 Times	Thanks for all your replies! There are two cracks on one single tyre. I believe, as most of you have pointed out, the cracks are due to aging of the rubber. I am planning to get them changed at the earliest.
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5th September 2012, 11:00	#11
thoma Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Kerala Posts: 1,980 Thanked: 1,447 Times View My Garage	Re: Crack on the sidewall of tyre. Is there any possibility to salvage this Bridgestone Potenza that has run 15k kms and is 2 year old.
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5th September 2012, 12:35	#12
alpha1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: LandOfNoWinters Posts: 2,095 Thanked: 2,607 Times	Re: Crack on the sidewall of tyre. GET rid of it at the earliest. The sidewall of the tyre is the WEAKEST part, especially during a turning.
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