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Is there a tire guy out there who cangive me some advice ??
Recently my truck had a leaking tire repaired at a local shop. Nothing major, just a slow leak. A few days later, after driving only about 25 miles. the tire suffered a catastrophic failure. After installing the spare, I went to the nearest tire shop for a replacement (this is a shop that is known to me). There the techs discovered that there were two sections of the bead where there was visible cord. They wondered how the tire even held air. When they dismounted the tire, they discovered that an inner tube had been installed in the tire. The tube was covered with rust indicating that it was a used tube as my rims are aluminum alloy. The shop owner said nothing about this. I tried to deal with the shop owner directly, to no avail. Next step was the BBB. Also to no avail. The owner then accused me of slander and liable. It is my conclusion that my tire was damaged sometime during the patching process and the tube was installed to get the tire to hold air and get my truck down the road., with me none the wiser. It has always been my understanding that a tube was not to be installed in a tubeless radial tire. The exception being if the tube is designed for radial use and if the rim is tube compatible. So, if there are tire guys reading this, please help me out. I need some sources of good, solid documentation to prevent being hauled into court.
Recently my truck had a leaking tire repaired at a local shop. Nothing major, just a slow leak. A few days later, after driving only about 25 miles. the tire suffered a catastrophic failure. After installing the spare, I went to the nearest tire shop for a replacement (this is a shop that is known to me). There the techs discovered that there were two sections of the bead where there was visible cord. They wondered how the tire even held air. When they dismounted the tire, they discovered that an inner tube had been installed in the tire. The tube was covered with rust indicating that it was a used tube as my rims are aluminum alloy. The shop owner said nothing about this. I tried to deal with the shop owner directly, to no avail. Next step was the BBB. Also to no avail. The owner then accused me of slander and liable. It is my conclusion that my tire was damaged sometime during the patching process and the tube was installed to get the tire to hold air and get my truck down the road., with me none the wiser. It has always been my understanding that a tube was not to be installed in a tubeless radial tire. The exception being if the tube is designed for radial use and if the rim is tube compatible. So, if there are tire guys reading this, please help me out. I need some sources of good, solid documentation to prevent being hauled into court.