77newyorker440
Well-Known Member
Good Evening Guys,
It has been a while since my last thread, but I wanted to share an interesting story from this morning about my NYB and its tires. When I bought my car, the seller was not sure but guessed that the tires were about or more than 25 years old. I actually purchased tires for the Chrysler from Vercelli back in August, but due to my schedule, I was not able to get a day for them to be installed until today.
So, today, my dad and I started up the car and took it through the country roads with no issues on our way to get the tires replaced. Since the fuel tank was low, we planned to stop at a gas station on our way to the shop. So, until then, the trip was going well, until about 50 feet from the gas station. The front passenger side tire burst and the belt got completely destroyed, so we pulled into the gas station and inspected the damage, and a picture can be found below.
Fortunately, we had a spare in the trunk so we pulled out all the new tires and the original spare. Then, we pulled out the bumper jack and gave it a try. The bumper jack hook did not seem to line up with the hole in the bumper as the instructions on the trunk deck recommended, but we were able to fit the jack on a different part of the bumper and jack the front end up. With no issue, we were able to replace the bad tire.
However, we arrived at a problem with lowering the bumper jack. Since my dad and I have never used a bumper jack, we were not super familiar with it and we not sure how to get it down. We put the switch into the down position, but the jack did not budge. My dad then called my mom to arrange a ride home to pick up our traditional jack so we could use that to pull out the bumper jack and lower the car.
At this point, I was in the middle of a BP parking lot with my Chrysler jacked up in the air, so I was drawing quite a bit of attention. While waiting for my dad to get back, I loaded all of the new tires and the bad tire back into the trunk and was working on organizing the tires when a good samaritan came up, complemented the car, and asked if I need any help. I explained the problem, and he took a look at the bumper jack and explained that I was not pulling it back far enough to allow it to click and lower, which I did not do as it felt pretty tight and I was not trying to break it. Then, we were able to lower the car and pull it into a parking space. My dad got back with our jack about 15 minutes later and was happy to see the car back on the ground.
However, I do find it quite funny and fortunate that after 8 months on these tires, they burst on the way to the tire shop. Thankfully, nothing got damaged and everyone is safe, so that was definitely a blessing in the timing of the incident.
Overall, an interesting experience
77newyorker440
It has been a while since my last thread, but I wanted to share an interesting story from this morning about my NYB and its tires. When I bought my car, the seller was not sure but guessed that the tires were about or more than 25 years old. I actually purchased tires for the Chrysler from Vercelli back in August, but due to my schedule, I was not able to get a day for them to be installed until today.
So, today, my dad and I started up the car and took it through the country roads with no issues on our way to get the tires replaced. Since the fuel tank was low, we planned to stop at a gas station on our way to the shop. So, until then, the trip was going well, until about 50 feet from the gas station. The front passenger side tire burst and the belt got completely destroyed, so we pulled into the gas station and inspected the damage, and a picture can be found below.
Fortunately, we had a spare in the trunk so we pulled out all the new tires and the original spare. Then, we pulled out the bumper jack and gave it a try. The bumper jack hook did not seem to line up with the hole in the bumper as the instructions on the trunk deck recommended, but we were able to fit the jack on a different part of the bumper and jack the front end up. With no issue, we were able to replace the bad tire.
However, we arrived at a problem with lowering the bumper jack. Since my dad and I have never used a bumper jack, we were not super familiar with it and we not sure how to get it down. We put the switch into the down position, but the jack did not budge. My dad then called my mom to arrange a ride home to pick up our traditional jack so we could use that to pull out the bumper jack and lower the car.
At this point, I was in the middle of a BP parking lot with my Chrysler jacked up in the air, so I was drawing quite a bit of attention. While waiting for my dad to get back, I loaded all of the new tires and the bad tire back into the trunk and was working on organizing the tires when a good samaritan came up, complemented the car, and asked if I need any help. I explained the problem, and he took a look at the bumper jack and explained that I was not pulling it back far enough to allow it to click and lower, which I did not do as it felt pretty tight and I was not trying to break it. Then, we were able to lower the car and pull it into a parking space. My dad got back with our jack about 15 minutes later and was happy to see the car back on the ground.
However, I do find it quite funny and fortunate that after 8 months on these tires, they burst on the way to the tire shop. Thankfully, nothing got damaged and everyone is safe, so that was definitely a blessing in the timing of the incident.
Overall, an interesting experience
77newyorker440