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10-01-2021, 10:42 AM #1
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First flat tire - Changed myself - Replace all four?
Had my first flat tire yesterday. The TPMS was down to 33PSI and luckily I was watching it close because the tire looked a little low to me when we started driving 10 minutes earlier.
We were able to pull off in a mile and park in a nice shaded church parking lot to figure it out. I ended up lifting the tire off the ground with jacks. I know they don't recommend this but our trailer is relatively light and we've seen tires go off the ground in leveling process with no apparent issues. I just made sure to loosen/tighten lug nuts with tire on the ground.
The spare is a Westlake Super ST brand new and I was able to get it on with no issues. We drove on it for a couple hours yesterday with no problems. We're planning on driving on it another 2hrs today.
Now I need to decide what to do with replacement. Our RV was purchased new in March with new Goodyear Endurance tires. They now have about 15,000 miles on them. You can see their wear in the image below. They have plenty of miles on them still but I will not plan on running them too old. I'd rather replace them sooner.
My next step is taking it to tire shop to ask if they can repair it. I know the damage on the outside of the tire is less often repairable.
1. Would you guys repair this one and drive on it IF it is repairable? I've had car tires repaired before but never trailer tires.
2. Any point in pursuing warranty with Grand Design on these Goodyear tires?
3. Would you replace one tire in this case if it is unrepairable? Would you worry about uneven tires and uneven wear? I'm doing a 1 year inspection in January 2022 and planned to change tires then. We'll probably do another 4,000 miles before then.
I guess if the tire is repairable, I could decide to drive on the spare and keep the repaired goodyear tire as a spare until we get 4 new tires in January.
Thanks for your input!
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10-01-2021, 11:20 AM #2
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If you are willing to run on a repaired tire on your vehicle, then I would on a trailer.
Probably not, If its road damage, warranty wont apply anyway
If your replacing them in a couple of months anyway then I would do them at the same time. Uneven tires wouldn't bother me, but if your replacing them that often then what do you do in January? Replace it again or does that tire run 3 months longer than the rest if you replacing on a yearly basis?2021 Solitude 375 RES-R
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10-01-2021, 12:57 PM #3
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10-02-2021, 06:26 AM #4
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If the tire can be repaired ( I would want a patch, not a plug), I would consider putting the repaired tire on as a spare and run with the Westlake until you replace them all, then put the Westlake as the spare. If it has to be replaced, I would consider replacing two now, then two later...just my opinion.
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10-02-2021, 07:11 AM #5
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10-02-2021, 07:27 AM #6
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As far as the penny in the tread, don't forget that Goodyear Endurance tires start off with less tread than a normal tire.
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10-02-2021, 08:34 AM #7
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Yeah, we had that sticker too and registered for that warranty. They were a little confused when we called for roadside assistance and asked who are coverage was with. We gave up on them and I also read in their paperwork that it doesn't cover other brands including Goodyear.
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10-02-2021, 08:36 AM #8
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10-02-2021, 08:38 AM #9
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10-02-2021, 08:40 AM #10
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best strategie on keeping unit...
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