BS AU144C(1988) : LATEST
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SPECIFICATION FOR RETREADED CAR AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE TYRES
01-10-1997
23-11-2012
Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Performance
4. Performance test acceptance criteria
5. Tyre dimensions
6. Marking
7. Rubber under tread pattern
8. Tyre inspection before and during retreading
9. Tyre inspection after retreading
10. Repair and tyres suitable for repair and retreading
11. Repair materials
12. Car tyre tread pattern information
13. Tyre fitting lines
Appendices
A. Recommended minimum letter height dimensions for
markings for car and commercial vehicle retreaded
tyres
B. Load/speed performance test
C. Initial inspection before buffing and damage
limitations
D. Inspection after buffing and damage limitations
E. Repairs and curing
F. Repairs to car tyres
G. Repairs to diagonal (cross) ply commercial vehicle
textile tyres
H. Repairs to radial ply commercial vehicle tyres
Tables
1. Load capacity index (LI)
2. Speed category
3. Recommended minimum heights of markings
4. Car tyre test inflation pressure
5. Rotating drum test programmes for commercial vehicle
radial ply tyres
6. Rotating drum test programmes for commercial vehicle
radial and diagonal ply tyres
7. Injury limitations: car tyres (after preparation)
8. Injury limitations: diagonal (cross) ply commercial
vehicle textile tyres (after preparation)
9. Injury limitations: radial ply commercial vehicle
tyres (after preparation)
10. Tyre sizes and ply ratings with equivalent load
indices
11. Tyre sizes where ply rating only is permitted to
be marked
Figures
1. Typical section of diagonal ply car tyre
2. Typical section of radial ply car tyre
3. Typical section of diagonal ply commercial vehicle
tyre
4. Typical section of radial ply commercial vehicle
tyre
5. Typical arrangement for the rotating drum test
6. Repairable and non-repairable areas for diagonal
and radial ply car tyres
7. Repairable and non-repairable areas for diagonal
(cross) ply commercial vehicle textile tyres
8. Repairable and non-repairable areas for radial ply
commercial vehicle tyres
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