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SECTION EIGHT Tire Damage EFFECT & CAUSE All scrap tire failures are cause and effect related. In the majority of the situations, it is the effect that we first see when we look at the tire damage. However, tire condition “effects” may have many causes. Often a pattern can be found that may point to changes needed to avoid future scrap failures of this nature. The majority of tubeless commercial scrap conditions are found in the following damage categories: RUN-FLAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-103 AIR INFILTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104-105 PINCH SHOCK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 MINIMUM DUAL SPACING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 IMPACT DAMAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 FATIGUE RELATED DAMAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 BEAD DAMAGE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 ADDITIONAL CAUSES: REPAIRS AND RETREADING CONDITIONS . . 110-111 SCRAP INSPECTION FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 101