passenger rim ground thru on inside

Asked by GuruM43XS May 10, 2020 at 01:14 PM about the 2002 Mercury Mountaineer AWD

Question type: General

The passenger rim has a grind mark all the way around it on the outer part of
the rim that has gone thru the metal and caused a flat. I changed the tire and i
see the same wear mark on it in the same area. What would cause this i don;t
se anything obvious

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if the wheel has metal worn away to cause a flat, I would be looking to replace the rim. Post a photo of the wear mark. Is it on the wheel or tire?

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