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Date:         Tue, 29 Aug 2000 10:03:40 -0700
Reply-To:     Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Daniel Schmitz <djs@GENE.COM>
Organization: Genentech, Inc.
Subject:      Re: Oh no, not tires again
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For the tires purchased from Sears that are failing, are these Michelins sold by Sears or another brand? I still need to get correct tires for my '87 camper with alloys, and haven't decided what to buy yet (not that I have a great selection!).

Sears sells Michelin LTX tires "rebranded" as LTX XC-4. Wondering if these are the ones having problems.

Dan

Benjamin Tan wrote:

> I just realized that this thread is specific to what I encountered on my trip > to LA a couple of weeks ago. Got a bump on the left front tire. Cord > separated from the casing. Sears tire. > > BenT > > In a message dated 8/29/00 9:23:02 AM Pacific Daylight Time, > wsilva@CAPECOD.NET writes: > > << I just went through the same thing. They took the tire of my left front > and > put it on the balancing machine and called me over to look at it. While it > was turning you could see a definate hump and hollow in it. He said this > was actually the steel cord on the inside of the tire and it was separating, > getting ready to blow apart, very dangerous. He took it off and put my > spare on. I'm taking it back to Sears and argue with them, they don't want > to stand behind it but I don't even have 30k miles on it and it was a $100 > tire to begin with. By the way, we just ordered a new set of Michlen's so > I'm taking off all the Yokos I have on there now. My $0.02 worth is check > out the bad tire very carefully before you drive on it any more. >>


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