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Old 08-29-2022, 12:14 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by Gearhead1 View Post
I’m not a tire expert and I may not fully understand Guth’s explanation. Has anyone else seen this kind of wear (I call them missing strips of rubber, Guth called them “lines on the tread”)? If so, what was the cause and what was the fix? Any suggestions for me?

i *am* a tire expert - I would call this a 'flow crack' - when the belts shrink inward during curing, the uncured rubber flows in to fill the space, which sometimes causes rubber from the surface to pull down towards the belt edge. It's probably not very deep, just keep an eye on it.
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