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Old 10-08-2023, 03:14 PM   #4
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Default Re: Labels inside of new tires

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Originally Posted by Gene F View Post
I wonder if the glue grabs the tube?
I don't think so, but who knows? The motion of the tire moves the label around and somehow there is a hole in the tube. It doesn't make sense to me.

I put Excelsior radials on my town sedan a few years ago and I have driven lots and had no problems. I don't know if those tires had labels in them. I am not going to dismount them to find out. After ten years of driving Model A's, I have never had a flat until now.
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