Driver side front tire taking a 2 day beating...

[fitefanSHO]

Yokohama AVID TRZ

Yesterday, it was a screw in the tire that needed to be pulled and patched.

Today, same tire, it was driving over a pile of fresh gooey tar the size of your fist.

Thankfully, the tar didn't sling and was mostly contained to a single area on the tire but OMG there was so much of it. Got most of it off by hand and screwdriver, then used some tar remover spray to loosen up the rest which I mostly got off with a green scrubby pad and some highway driving. Still a very little bit on there but hopefully it will just come off with driving.

Glad I noticed before it had a chance to harden up.

What will tomorrow bring for that tire?

 

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

Tomorrow....









you'll need to have that tire re-balanced because some of the tar will have hardened.

 

[fitefanSHO]

You know, you're probably right.

 

[Kens1992mtxSHO]

You'll probably be fine. It was just the only thing I could think of

 

[fitefanSHO]

It's funny you would say that though because I had the tires put on new not all that long ago, balanced them of course when they were put on and all was good. No shake at high speeds, nothing. Then a few weeks ago, I had them rotated when I did the suspension work. Now, there is a little bit of a shake at high speeds, so I was already thinking maybe I need to have them balanced again.

That tar was so nasty. I blistered my fingers yanking it off.