flat!

[Pedro Faria]

The only issue with the tire diameter causing a problem is in the instance 
of locked differential, whether elctronically or manually. Outside of that 
scenario, if you have different diameters the differential will only think 
that you are taking a wide turn, so that one wheel will turn more than the 
other.

If you lock diffs 5kq, 4kq and urq, and you have one good tire and one flat 
tire with diffs locked. you will break something

but in the case of purchasing new tires if only 2 at a time, i was always 
told put the newest ones in the front, because its how you steer.

and also if only one new is purchsed, the 2 different diameters will cause 
the car to pull to the side the smaller diameter is on, during acceleration, 
but most noticable during braking, you will have to counter steer

my $0.02
HTH

Pedro


>From: "Steve Sears" <steve.sears at soil-mat.on.ca>
>Reply-To: Steve Sears <steve.sears at SHOESsoil-mat.on.ca>
>To: <quattro at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: flat!
>Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 16:27:41 -0500
>
>Rocky,
>I've had similar experience with punctures in both my summer (Dunlop D60A2)
>and winter tires (Blizzak WS15).  Three punctures - all just outside the
>tread blocks (I work in construction - many trips through construction 
>sites
>will find many sheetrock screws and roofing nails) were deemed "unfixable"
>by a number of places who will remain nameless, but their initials are
>Canadian Tire and Beverly Tire.  Bob, the guy at Frank's Tire here in
>Hamilton, informed me that small punctures in tires can be fixed right from
>one bead to the other - not just in the tread blocks alone.  All three
>punctures have been repaired (the first about 3 years ago) and the tires
>hold air just fine - as a matter of fact, I took the rest of my snows to
>Franks last winter after the unrepaired ones developed bead leaks over the
>summer.  You can guess where I send all my family and friends to get tire
>work done.
>If they can get you a new tire under warranty, then go that route.  If they
>can't, find a shop that will attempt to patch (not plug) the hole before 
>you
>get new shoes on all 4 corners.
>[OK, now I'm ready to have my wrist slapped for advocating fixing the
>tires....]
>Cheers!
>Steve Sears
>1987 Audi 5kTQ
>1980 Audi 5k
>1962 and '64 Auto Union DKW Junior deLuxes
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