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Title: MOT and tyres
Post by: lamcote on March 14, 2018, 12:41

My front tyre has a chunk of rubber gouged out of the sidewall about 15x10mm and maybe 4mm deep, and the piece is left hanging on and flapping about.

Will this be an MOT fail?

Thanks

Title: Re: MOT and tyres
Post by: JoeCool on March 14, 2018, 17:08

Not so long as there are no cords or ply exposed at the depth of the flap and no bulging. The outer rubber layer of the side wall is purely to protect the structure of the tyre beneath. It's not structural, and so long as the material of the tyre side wall is protected from the elements, you're fine.

Title: Re: MOT and tyres
Post by: lamcote on March 14, 2018, 18:35

Great, thanks for that.

Title: Re: MOT and tyres
Post by: krazysteve on March 14, 2018, 18:55

Blob of tiger seal and stick it back lol.

Title: Re: MOT and tyres
Post by: lamcote on March 14, 2018, 20:00

That's worth a shot.

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