Do you need to clean up the small stones in the special wheel seam?

Drivers of special purpose vehicles often encounter small stones stuck in the tread gaps of their tires. Do these small stones have any impact on our driving safety? Do you need to clean it up in time? Let's analyze with you today!

Right front view of Dongfeng Tianlong houshuangqiao guoliu 15.7 square sprinkler

Let's take a look at the damage caused by the stone stuck in the tyre seam?

The first is the noise generated. Generally speaking, to distinguish whether there is any stone in the tire, you can listen carefully during driving. If the speed is faster and the frequency is higher, it proves that the stone has been stuck in the gap of the tire. After the tire is jammed with stones, there will be a sound of stones rubbing with the ground when the vehicle is driving. It can be obviously felt in the vehicle, which will affect the driver's judgment on the road condition in serious cases.

The second is to affect the performance of the tire. The grooves on the tire are used to drain water. When small stones are jammed, the drainage effect will be weakened. If driving on wet and slippery road, the tire's grip or braking performance will become weak, which is likely to cause sideslip and affect vehicle safety.

Right front view of Foton OMAC S3 guoliu sprinkler

The third is to cause air leakage or tire blowout. There are sharp stones. When driving at high speed, the rubber on the outer layer of the tire may be punctured. If the inner tube is punctured again, it will cause air leakage. Although many small stones do not look sharp, it is difficult to pierce the steel belt bundle layer in the tire carcass, but it can pierce the rubber protecting the steel wire, so that the steel wire will be exposed in the air, resulting in rust and tire blowout. In addition, the stone stuck in the gap of the tire may hit the road at high speed, which may cause the local temperature of the tire to rise, and finally the tire will blow out for a long time.

The fourth point is that the splashing damages the car. The crushed stone embedded in the pattern needs to be squeezed and rubbed by the tire wall and the ground. The part exposed outside the tire surface will soon be ground up. In the process of grinding, if the car is driving at high speed, the gravel is easy to sputter out, hurting their own or others' vehicles.

If you want to clear the stones in the tire, you can find a useless key or use a screwdriver to remove the stones. The sharp nose pliers are also very easy to use. Or if you let the tire out of air, you can make some stones fall off naturally. You can also wash the car with a high-pressure water gun at a close distance, and use a nut cutter for the remaining stubborn ones.

Therefore, for the sake of driving safety, the small stones in the tire seams need to be cleaned in time.