what causes a tyre to blow?

Answer 1

Hitting the kerb, running over glass , a nail on the road ,buying retreads, driving with your nearside tyre in the gutter, thats where all the debri is nails etc, tyre pressure to high , it expands even more when travelling fast, damaged tyre rim, cornering at speed that will seperate the tyre from its rim`, all could contribute to a blow out

Answer 2

Tires are a pressure vessel, so any case that it may cause higher pressure or stress raiser at the body of the Tyre it will blow.
for example:
nail: it might not cause a blow in case of tubeless Tyre, but it will discharge the air pressure from the Tyre.
but pavement when you park if you tried to be very close to the pavement, the friction will destroy thin layers from the side of the Tyre - which is the weakest area at the Tyre - each time the pavement removes layers, the pressure will found a stress raiser, and a very weak point to get out of the Tyre, so the Tyre will explode,
also over-charging over-pressurized Tyres while you move friction will induce a high heat energy that causes the expansion to the volume of the air in the Tyre, log trip , hot area, or heat exchanged due to the heat generated bu the motor; may cause a Tyre blow..

Answer 3

A failure of the bonding between carcass and tread, or components of the carcass (the body of the tyre which the rubber is moulded on to). Most commonly this is caused by impact damage, running underinflated, massive penetration damage or pushing the tyre beyond it's speed or load limits (manufacturing faults, are now mercifully very rare). This can result in tread seperation or immediate bursting. Any bulges(if on the tread you get regular thumping as the wheel rotates) Mean disaster is just around the corner. Never ever drive on a tyre with a bulge! Rear blowouts mean a total loss of control. Experts have proved this under controlled circumstances.

Answer 4

tube less Tyre's do not blow if they have a rupture if they are holed with a nail and it is taken out it will lose air but in tube Tyre's if a nail could penetrate the rubber out side and cause a hole in the Tyre it will blow

Answer 5

in fast cars like formula one and dragsters the tyre overheats and cause tyre failure.. do you remember the american grand prix 2 years ago, under the one set of tyre rules, all the michelin shod cars withdrew from the race, for safety reasons as the tyres couldn't stand up to the high speeds of the circuit for the full race.

Answer 6

If you're just driving along and the tire blows without you hitting anything, it's usually from overheating resulting from under inflation. Tires with low pressure heat up quickly.

It's especially important to keep the pressure up on travel trailers and motorhomes. They usually sit a lot, and people forget to check the tires before a trip, and BLAM! a blowout happens.

How do I know? learned it the hard way.

Answer 7

as well as injuries to the walls & tread by bumping up kerbs or bits of metal, glass, nails etc, the tyre could also have an inbuilt
weak point usually in the wall, or a faulty valve. also over inflation.

Answer 8

Any imperfection, such as a nail, that causes a big enough hole for the tyre to deflate explosively.

Answer 9

Pressure?

Answer 10

puncture, manufacturing defect, or trauma due to road hazard.