Five Signs Before Your Tyre Bursts

Your vehicle tyres should be replaced timely before any incident happens or it damages your vehicle. There are multiple reasons for tyre bursting such as aging of the tyre and cracking, this may affect your driving.

• Tread pattern wear:

  The tyre depressions will get shallow after extreme wearing and tearing. At a point driving performance will worsen, and because of this your car will have less grip and may slip on different kinds of surfaces and also this will affect your driving safety. On the other hand car’s safety can be compromised while turning your vehicle on sharp turns. An inspection is very important after some time so the safety is never compromised.

• Depth of the tread:

  The minimum depth of the tread should be above 1.6mm. It is especially very important for the people who drive their vehicles on wet surfaces or low friction roads. The easiest way to check the tread depth is by inserting a coin in the groove where the indicators are and check it wisely. The raised edge of a normal coin is 1mm to 2mm. In the results, if the coin appears higher than the tread that means that the depth of the tread is not enough. Replace your tyres immediately if the tread depth is 1.6mm.

• Cracks appearing on the sidewall:

  As the rubber is the main source of tyre making. After some time, the rubber will be weathered and deformed in a certain time period, which results in cracks on tyres. The flexibility will be lost by maturing which influences driving performance too. The old pair of tyres should be changed as soon as possible as it is a matter of safety. Cracking on the sidewall of the tye can also appear because of direct exposure to the sunlight.

• Dents and bulges appear on the tyre:

  When there is an impact on the tyre the steal cords usually break and the dent stays there and the air inside the tyre goes into the elastic parts, which leads to bulges. There is no way to fix dents and bulges the only solution is to replace the tyres.

• Vibration occurring in the vehicle:

  Vibration in the vehicle can occur because of many reasons, it also depends on the road condition. Vibration occurs when there is a problem with the tyre because tyre is the only part that touches the ground. Vibration affects your vehicle performance and the main reasons for vibration are axle deviation, tyres not properly balanced, and vehicle suspension problems.

All the points mentioned above are the indicators and warnings to prevent your vehicle’s tyre from bursting.