Spare tire looks melted (turns out it isn't)

[brianz]

Had my first flat. Happy to report it was pretty easy to change - even on a sandy road. It was also nice the car detected after a bit of driving the spare moved in the screen with tire pressure.

Anybody else notice their tire seemed melted on the side??

 

[Nuke]

To me it just appears where it was clamped against the vehicle frame. Hopefully not heat damaged... Question, is it a full-sized spare, i.e. not "Temporary Use Only" on the tire?

 

[brianz]

Full sized. Even the lines are grooves into the tires. Maybe it was over tightened.

 

[Markarian421]

Was the worn side on the top or the bottom when it was in storage?

 

[brianz]

Was the worn side on the top or the bottom when it was in storage?

Pretty sure top, since the connector/chain drops the tire outside of rim upwards, IIRC.

 

[brianz]

After changing the flat tire - got to the camping spot and I didn’t bring my keys to unlock the RTT.

 

[Trailman]

After changing the flat tire - got to the camping spot and I didn’t bring my keys to unlock the RTT.

Any idea what caused the flat? Sharp rock, nail?

 

[glibglob]

After changing the flat tire - got to the camping spot and I didn’t bring my keys to unlock the RTT.

 

[EOD Guy]

X2 on the tire rubbing on the frame where it was secured to the frame

 

[Esquire]

Any idea what caused the flat? Sharp rock, nail?

Curious as well. I haven't had a flat since the dark ages.

 

[DogStar84]

I also just got a flat. Nail in a parking lot.
The car never warned me either. have FE.
I was pleased to see full size spare and matching rim!
No burn mark on spare.
Chain hung up when cranking spare down. Had to kick around tire a bit to get it to drop.

 

[brianz]

The "melted tire" turns out it is undercarriage protection that rubs off I don't know if that's a Canadian thing PIO/DIO, since we salt our roads. Whew!

As for how the flat happened I was driving down an FSR (forest service road), so I doubt it was a nail - i'll find out tomorrow when I take it in to see if it's repairable. I just want different tires anyway, so with winter coming this just speeds things up...

 

[brianz]

Sidewall puncture. I didn’t realize, but covered under ECP road hazard. Good to know, but I’m getting new tires. Was holding off on a lift first, but lots of parts are backordered and I’m still working out weights.