Power steering on a Henry J

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Hey Gordie: Referring to Michelin tires, Ben Walker bought a Volvo 145 (wagon) new and it came with Michelins on it. He took it on his Summer trip to fly fish in Yellowstone. One tire shredded before he got out of Texas and a a second North of Pueblo CO. He was stuck there a day while a tire store looked for replacements. These were 185x15R so they were an odd size.
It turns out these Michelins were made in Luxenburg, not France and had a history of bad service.
So, it may be a good name, but not all of that brand's products deserve the same respect.

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Mark, Gordie, there were indeed recap passenger radial tires. In the 80s I could order recap 15 inch radials from Sears for $15 each. I ordered about 6 of them and they turned out to be very professionally recapped. At least 2 were Michelin carcasses which was probably because other brand radials were still uncommon.
The way brand new radials form knotheads and separate treads, you would think they were mediocre retrreads.