Hakka 1's sidewall problems

[Martin Pajak]

I have had two sets of Hakka 10's and I am on second set of studded Hakka
1's.
Never had a problem.  I did have a tire full of rubber malch, but I also
remember driving fair distance on low pressure (~10psi). That last set
lasted 65k before being too worn out for winter use.

Hope this helps.

Cheers
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1983 Audi Ur-quattro (265,000 km) Canada spec. Winter car
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (141,000 km) Euro spec. import ;o)




> -----Original Message-----
> From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
> Behalf Of Steve Sherman
> Sent: February 27, 2002 10:10 PM
> To: quattro
> Subject: Hakka 1's sidewall problems
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> Just to set the right mood for this, we (I and my wife) have used
> studded Hakka 1's (and 10's if I recall correctly) for 3-4 years now;
> and love them.  The best snow/ice tires I have ever used.
>
> Two weeks ago the RF Hakka 1 blew out unexpectedly.  Totally flat within
> a few dozen feet (going about 40mph).  No obvious signs of damage except
> a clean radial split on the sidewall.  A few years ago we also had
> another 1 that had a sidewall leak, with no apparent physical damage.
> Not a big deal except when you throw in the following...
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> A few weeks earlier when I was getting my set of Hakka 1's at the tire
> shop, I chatted with another Q owner who was in because one of his 1's
> had a sidewall bubble.  No signs of  "curb" damage or anything else.  He
> told me that this was the second time he had been in to replace a Hakka
> 1 this season because of sidewall bubble, that appeared to be due to
> manufacturing defects.
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> I am just curious if the members of this forum have seen an unusually
> large number of sidewall failures on these tires???
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