crazy
But blowing the entire hood and LEFT fender off, while leaving the RIGHT fender undamaged? Isn't there a whole lot of stuff between the R/F tire and L/F fender? That big engine thingy?
Yeah my dad is a truck driver.I remember those old split rims.They killed alot of people.
Most dangerous pieces of crap ever invented. I've seen the rings go thru the roof... Heard of folks being decapitated..... losing arms.... horrible stuff..... We just had a truck mechanic killed here in town Thursday.... was in a pit changing an air bag.... I don't know what happened..... but... it exploded.... the metal hit him in the head and killed him instantly.... the shop is shut down indefinitely and OSHA was there Friday....... Not good......
Only thing I could think of with no smoke ,oil or flames. the pressure has to go some where and since the engine probably won't move the hood is next especially if the inner sidewall blew out to the left.
Just think if that would have happened while pulling in for a pit stop?
A caliper? Exactly HOW does a caliper explode?
Maybe the caliper was hung up and wouldn't fully release, increasing rotor temp and melting the bead.
Ah, the caliper caused the TIRE to explode. That makes more sense, but it still leaves a lot of questions.
Definitely worth a selfie. Don't forget to post it.
Yeah, it's a good thing he had to stop by the chicane. If that sucker had gone off when a crewman took the tire off, we'd have a very different tone to this discussion.
Jet fuel
