mtman

can a tire de-bead itself? stock tires on stock Laredo--tires fairly new and put on about 500 mi. ago--bought them used on craigs so i'm hoping they are ok--didn't notice any issues with them but it's my daughters DD so I have to take her word that she didn't hit a pothole or anything recently--re set it myself and seems fine even at hwy speeds--also when I had the tire off I noticed grease coming from the axle boot --what am I in for with this? thanks again

2kg4u

The only time I have seen tires break the bead is when driven flat, or from a side impact like hitting a curb ... hard.

nygiants

I smashed a curb at around 30 getting off the highway. Anyway I chipped my steel rim and the tire was fine

mtman

yeah I think it's gonna be a slow leak I didn't know about--keeping an eye on it--now about that grease coming from the boot--what should I be looking for--thanks

dave1123

The rubber boot over the CV joint is torn. You can replace the boot, but for the price and labor involved, you might be farther ahead to replace the drive axle 1/2 shaft.

If you hit a curb at that speed, I would assume you damaged tire cord in the sidewall, resulting in a slow leak, getting soft enough to flex off the bead seat.