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Car not being used much ?
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Tyres and cambelts can crack due to lack of use also.
Oils in the rubber keep it supple in regular use.Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...0 -
FYI: Tyres, hoses, fan belts etc are not made of rubber and do not contain oil.forgotmyname wrote: »Tyres and cambelts can crack due to lack of use also.
Oils in the rubber keep it supple in regular use."A nation's greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members." ~ Mahatma Gandhi
Ride hard or stay home :iloveyou:0 -
forgotmyname wrote: »Tyres and cambelts can crack due to lack of use also.
Oils in the rubber keep it supple in regular use.
Hence my comment that "rubber likes to be flexed now and then", although standing for a few weeks at a time then getting flexed as much as a running cambelt does, even for a short run, is unlikely to give problems.0 -
FYI: Tyres, hoses, fan belts etc are not made of rubber and do not contain oil.
They do contain phtalates (dibutyl phthalate iirc), a substance with a sticky+oily consistency within the rubber, used to keep it flexible. Phtalates don't bond with the rubber on an molecular level, they merely sit there to stop the rubber molecules bonding together and hardening, they have a tendency to "sweat" out onto the rubber surface after a number of years, leaving the rubber hard/brittle.
An effect which is increased by heat/cold cycling, road salt, or by solvents such as petrol and even water, which in a purer forms (de-ionised, distilled or even rain water) is actually a solvent.
If you've ever seen a really old rubber band that's gone brittle, this ^^ is what caused it.
The process is irreversible.
If a vehicle is stored in a garage away from frost and heat, the rubber parts shouldn't become a problem.“I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an a** of yourself.”
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If SIL is becoming the main driver, perhaps ensure the insurance reflects this.
Get rid of car, always take a taxi, might be quite a bit cheaper and in winter you get a warm vehicle to step into!0 -
FYI: Tyres, hoses, fan belts etc are not made of rubber and do not contain oil.
Wrong, What Strider said.
Thats why they tell you to drive carefully when you have new tyres fitted.
New tyres in the wet will have less grip for a few miles.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tire_manufacturing
Compounding and mixing SB R rubber compound to with chemicals formulations- SB Rubber 100 k.g.
- carbon 220 50 k.g.
- zinc oxide 2.5 k.g.
- static acid 1.5 k.g.
- accelerator 1.2 k.g.
- Oil 3.5 k.g.
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consider selling the car and joining zipcar0
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