That tire has been discontinued for a long time. It is possible the
failures are age related. Check the date code of any replacement you find.
If it is more than 5-7 years old, don't bother. If the tire is 4 years or
younger you may be able too get a warranty adjustment.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
mike
Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 12:51 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Left rear tire/need Bridgestone Dueler AT 8.5X27

Vanoeers,

This weekend for the second time in two months a left rear tire on my
syncro
bubbled totally. This time I caught it with the steel belt sticking out
from
between the treads on the side. Last time it blew before I figured out
something was wrong.

The tire Bridgestone Dueler AT 8.5X27 is NLA. I got Tire Rack's last one
the
first time it happened. Anyone in Northern Cal got one for sale? {BenT is
checking his stores but that can take a lot of time. He's got more stuff
than you can believe}

Mike