Spare tire looks melted

[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.