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I wonder if the bump that killed the rim and tyre also dislodged something?
Quote from: beerman on January 05, 2014, 23:39:19I wonder if the bump that killed the rim and tyre also dislodged something?Good thought beerman.
I'm a bit confused about your original post. When I looked at the damage, I could see that the wheel was damaged, given the hissing of air, and the rim was also damaged. I took the car straight to Symes and the boys there checked it over, but when they took the car for a test drive after fitting the rim back on and replacing the wheel, The "wheel" and "rim" are basically the same thing ie. The metal disc that the tyre fits on. I'm assuming when you talk about the rim was damaged and the hissing of air, that it was actually the tyre (rubber) which was leaking.So, I'm picturing a damaged tyre and rim which I think from your post that both were replaced. There's two things here. One is that, to cause that sort of damage, the wheel and tyre must have hit something on the road, It's not uncommon and that was probably the loud noise you herads.The second point is that if they refitted the tyre (which I think you're calling the "rim") to a new wheel, then I would be very cautious about the condition of that tyre if it suffered an impact serious enough to damage the wheel. And if both tyre and wheel have been replaced, I'd be getting the suspension checked very carefully on that side of the car and a wheel alignment.In my opinion, the smoke from the engine is totally unrelated and just a horrible co-incidence. And I'll be interested to know what they find.
We will likely end up getting a new rim, as they have suggested. Its still slightly buckled and they recommend just getting a new one anyway, as well as the new tyre, which I have said I am happy to do, and its what I expected.
Or if not them to the tyre manufacturer for defective tyre
Quote from: eye30 on January 06, 2014, 08:17:15Or if not them to the tyre manufacturer for defective tyreProbably not defective if the rim was damaged.