pothole damage

[Ado Sigal]

Ben Kwan wrote:

>Hi everyone,
>
>I hit the mother of all potholes tonight in my 92 100CSq and destroyed
>my steel rim and the Yokohama  Guardex that it was wrapped in.  After
>hitting it I had a vibration and noise coming from that corner and
>slowed down, the vibration became more violent as I slowed so I
>stopped the car immediately.   I got the donut on but now the car is
>making a scraping noise from that corner.  Stopped at the gas station
>and made sure that the donut was properly seated and not binding
>against any of the moving components.    I nursed the car home and
>notice that the donut was much warmer than all the other wheels.  Did
>I damage a wheel bearing in process?   How do the the pricier items
>like the diffs handle a flat/bent rim situation?  I tried searching
>the archives for flat tire threads but didn't come up with anything.
>
>Thanks,
>Ben Kwan
>
>  
>
If you can't find any mark on the rim, inspect if the tire itself is 
rubbing against anything, and at same time establish the amount of 
damage to the suspension by comparing distances and shapes of components 
with undamaged side.

HTH,

Ado