Reminder - Spare tire check !

[shahsmerdis]

Hi all,

Went to do a little rust checking before winter season, Then I saw huh there is a lot of space here, then realized the spare tire wasn't anywhere to be found! I Googled apparently there have been a few cases of this before. and they were all 4th gens. apparently 2001-2004 Taco's got some related recall but not us? Some how the hold down pin is still there, but maybe when they checked the spare tire, it wasn't put back up correctly. No idea.

In any case I thought I'd suggest people to take down there spare tire,

check your tire pressure, degrease the entire area (especially if you are in the salt belt)

fluid film the crap out of everything, lube the spare tire cable. and put everything back

I'll bump this thread at the end of season for everyone to take the spare tire remove the extra salt.

Thanks all

 

[ExCabSwap]

Great idea, thanks for this! I'll check in the morning!

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[pDubs]

Good idea to check the date on the spare as well. The DOT stamp will have 4 numbers on it. The first 2 are the week in the year the tire was made, the last 2 are the year.

So that tire was manufactured on the 35th week of 2007. Some people say you shouldn't run a tire that's over 6 years old, some people say 10 if the tire has never been driven on. I stick with the 6 years

 

[ExCabSwap]

Shops quit touching them if they're 15 years old. If there's no weathering/cracking, it's fine up to 15 years

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[pDubs]

I worked in a tire shop through college that wouldn't do a flat repair on anything over 6 years old. I have literally never heard of anyone going all the way up to 15 years.

How Old - and Dangerous - Are Your Tires?

"Continental and Michelin say a tire can last up to 10 years, provided you get annual tire inspections after the fifth year."

Tire Tech Information - Tire Aging ? Part #1

Japan says 10, European says 6, American says 6.

Tire Tech Information - Tire Aging — Part #2

Do I need new tires? | When to change tires | Michelin US

I would stick with the 6 to 10 year range.

 

[ExCabSwap]

Agreed that 10 years is a safe time, but when I went to 3 different tire shops, they wouldn't mount or balance the set of Baja claws i was going to buy because they were 16 years old. There were no weather cracks because the guy only used them on the trails, and there was about 50% tread left on them.

Still, a yearly inspection sounds like a smart move after 6 years

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[MarkamisPrime]

I've been in the tire business for 12 years and I have fixed and ran tires that are 13 years old
I have 10 year old tires on my trail only explorer with no issues
I just today fixed a 11r22.5 that was 16 years old and daily driven and already had 12 patches in the tire
And I aired her back up to 110 psi
It all really just depends on the tire and if she wants to last or not
Because I have fixed tires that are stamped 0116 witch means they were made this year and have had cords start breaking on me upon airing it up "zipper rip"
So yeah my spare is 18 years old and holding 40psi just fine. Granted I'm not driving on it daily but still it all just depends on the tire
If it wants to give out it will give out regardless of the age.