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Tire related term
Weather side
Bead
Bead separation
Bias ply tire
Carcass
Chunking
Cord
Cord separation
Cracking
CT
Extra load tire
Groove
Innerliner
Innerliner separation
Intended outboard sidewall
The surface area of the rim not covered by the inflated tire
The part of the tire that is made of steel wires, wrapped or
reinforced by ply cords and that is shaped to fit the rim
A breakdown of the bond between components in the
bead
A pneumatic tire in which the ply cords that extend to the
beads are laid at alternate angles substantially less than
90 degrees to the centerline of the tread
The tire structure, except tread and sidewall rubber
which, when inflated, bears the load
The breaking away of pieces of the tread or sidewall
The strands forming the plies in the tire
The parting of cords from adjacent rubber compounds
Any parting within the tread, sidewall, or innerliner of the
tire extending to cord material
A pneumatic tire with an inverted flange tire and rim sys-
tem in which the rim is designed with rim flanges pointed
radially inward and the tire is designed to fit on the under-
side of the rim in a manner that encloses the rim flanges
inside the air cavity of the tire
A tire designed to operate at higher loads and at higher
inflation pressures than the corresponding standard tire
The space between two adjacent tread ribs
The layer(s) forming the inside surface of a tubeless tire
that contains the inflating medium within the tire
The parting of the innerliner from cord material in the car-
cass
(a)The sidewall that contains a whitewall, bears white let-
tering, or bears manufacturer, brand, and/or model name
molding that is higher or deeper than the same molding
on the other sidewall of the tire, or
(b)The outward facing sidewall of an asymmetrical tire
that has a particular side that must always face outward
when mounted on a vehicle
8-1. Specifications
Meaning
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