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Tire Blowout at 120km/hr: Control & Prevention

25th September 2015 Piyke Diagnosis Case Series, Maintenance Talk

This post details my recent experience of a tire blowout at over 120km/hr, how to handle, and preventing blowouts. Blowouts occur when tires burst and rapidly loose air. This can be quite deadly but

Tire Pressures 101: Getting it Right

6th August 2015 Piyke Maintenance Talk

Do you leave off the decision of what pressure your tires are run at to the guy with the air compressor (popularly called vulcanisers in Nigeria)? You may be making a costly mistake! A good portion of cars on the road are run at incorrect tire pressures and this has consequences. According to consumerreports.org vehicles with under-inflated tires are 3times

Broken tire belts: meaning and symptoms

26th July 2015 Piyke Maintenance Talk

Do you hear a thumping sound (dim-dim-dim-dim) from the wheels while driving and does your steering wheel vibrate as well? Has this progressively gotten worse? If so, you may well have a broken tire belt. Broken tire belts occur when the reinforcing steel cords within the rubber of tires break. This often leads to an uneven tire surface.