Here ya go:
I am sorry, guys, but it’s now 2 for 2 when it comes to discussions concerning tires.
To review: Peterson called in because he had a phobia about putting air into his tires. As a kid, he had a friend who was injured by an exploding tire. After many years, the woman he was with had convinced him to give it a try - and nothing happened!
However, this was followed up with an ancedote at work where someone’s cousin had a tire explode while filling it.
Your advice was right on - …
On the November 3rd, 2007 show, Amy asked why the pressure doesn’t go up in a tire when the tire is loaded, compared to when it is off the ground.
Click and Clack had a Physics professor call in - and his answer was exactly right: It does change, but the change is undetectable because of the accuracy of the pressure gauge.
First it’s the precision of the gauge, not accuracy (accuracy refers to how close to the correct value the measuring instrument is), but other than that the answe…
On the Mar 23rd, 2013 show, Tom from Indianapolis called in with a broken spring - he later said a brake caliper was broken. Tom questioned the mechanic’s advice to replace BOTH front calipers.
Our friends, Tom and Ray - and I hope this is correct - advised that replacing both SPRINGS was a good idea - that replacing both front calipers was a so-so idea - and that having all 4 tires the same was totally un-necessary. I disagree, and I’d like to start a discussion on these points. Since I bro…
My favorite @CapriRacer quote out of all that:
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