Asilverblazer -- Are you sure you have RH-5's?
Absolutely.
I get it, its easy for us to all sit behind our keyboards spending someone else's money on tires and wheels for the sake of safety.
I knew the risks servicing them, took precautions and they've been fine since.
If someone wants to pony up for something with less risk for me - or the OP - my pockets are open to deposit.
It is a slippery slope replacing unsafe conditions on these trucks... we all know these trucks don't have crumple zones or pedestrian friendly bumpers - if someone were struck by one of them is that negligence or willful endangerment on the drivers part?
One or two peoples' anecdotal/alleged deaths isn't much different. I'm curious what is the number? How many people did these wheels kill? Further, how many were due to the operators carelessness or not following proper procedure? The point I'm getting at is If I set a bead using a can of ether and a lighter - is that my fault or the wheels?
I'm NOT saying there are no risks dealing with them, proceed accordingly.
EDIT
Information I found...
"The institute turned up hundreds of cases of exploding wheels, including numerous fatalities"
Haven't dug in enough to answer my above questions. Doesn't say what wheels they were, actual quantity of deaths or circumstances.
