Re: [DMCForum] Firestone, and Ford..

[DMCVIN6683 <dmcvin6683@xxxxxxxxx>]

I also remember seeing a show like 60 Minuets or something similar to 
that show. They were at the Firestone plant and employees were told to 
use scratch awl's or something similar to remove "bubbles" in the 
rubber during the final production of the tires. I am sure Ford made 
them do that though.......


Mark V



On Apr 9, 2005, at 8:53 PM, timnagin wrote:

>
> Ah, but what people don't seem to remember is this happened to 
> Firestone
> many years previous.  Do you remember the 721 radial tire?  The 
> commercial
> went something like, "seven...wrapped by two...wrapped by one..."  
> Those
> tires had similar problems and that was before SUV's were so popular.
>
> In an effort to essentially cover that up as well, from what I read,
> Firestone offered a rebuttal.  They claimed that once radial tires had 
> been
> rolling in one direction and you later reversed their rotation, the 
> belts
> would unwind.  I also read they claimed another reason was you weren't
> supposed to mount radials and bias ply tires on the same axle as one 
> would
> drag the other.  Of course, this is all bullshit but to this day people
> still believe both.  Neither is true, and I bet someone on here will 
> come up
> with proof as to why it is true.
>
> About the more recent Ford fiasco, and if memory serves, there was a
> whistle-blower at Firestone who stated they used "old rubber" on some
> production runs due to pressure from higher up to get the job done.  I 
> can
> see that happening.
>
> You are right in that any vehicle with a higher center of gravity will 
> react
> differently.  Perception also plays a huge role as, coincidentally, 
> Ford
> announced the redesigned Exploder shortly thereafter.  People 
> exclaimed that
> Ford knew about this hazard and this is why the truck was redesigned, 
> but
> not because the previous design was tired.
>
> Greg
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Levy [mailto:malevy_nj@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, April 09, 2005 9:38 PM
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> Subject: [DMCForum] Firestone, and Ford..
>
>
>
> All of the stuff I read on the Ford Exploder fiasco
> clearly put the blame on *FORD*.
>
> First off, Ford sent out A TSB to the dealers telling
> them to lower the tire pressure spec because customers
> were complaining that the ride was to harsh (DUH, it
> is a TRUCK moron!)
>
> The lower tire pressure was significant in the tires
> blowing out.
>
> Even so, It is a design flaw that the truck would flip
> in the event of a tire blow out (or any other
> emergency maneuver).
>
> Firestone took the heat for it in order to continue a
> profitable relationship with FORD...  Kinda like how
> Exxon took the blame for the Valdez, when it was the
> harbor master (federal employee) who crashed the boat!
>
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