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Old 20th Oct 2007, 20:54
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I remember reading a biography where the author mentioned that his SOP (on something large) was no braking after takeoff for this very reason, and in another book, where the author mentioned that it was the opposite (on something small) because the wheel wells were so snug that the extra diameter of the spinning tyre caused chafing.

Then I looked at my car and saw red dots which I thought must be creep marks, but the logical place would be next to the valve. I finally figured out they were marking the heaviest point so they could be mounted opposite the valve. (Why don't they mark the lightest point?)
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