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e safe: check for tire wear

TIRES ARE a vitally important
part of a car. If they are in poor
condition, loss of gas mileage,
handling and stopping ability can
result.

Here are some tire care tips from
industry experts.

Irregular wear of bald spots or
cupping appearing on the tire in-
dicate the tire and wheel assembly
are not properly balanced, possibly
causing the wheel to hop or scuff.

Remedy: the tire and wheel
assembly should be balanced.
Proper balancing will not only
result in reduced tire wear, but will
reduce noise, vibration and wear
on the bearings, shocks and
suspension.

Feathered or frayed edges along
the sides of the tread ribs indicate
ice much toe-in or toe-out of the
wheels. Incorrect toe caused the
tread to rub or scuff on the road
surface, affecting handling.

Remedy: Have a_ professional
check the alignment and make any
necessary adjustments to correct
the trouble.

Worn iread on either side of the
tire indicates excessive camber on
the wheel assembly, causing the
tire to run on one side of the tread,
resulting in excessive wear.

Remedy: Have the wheel align-
ment checked and the camber cor-
rected. Having wheel alignment
checked once a year will avoid this
problem. As well, alignment
should also be checked if the vehi-
cle pulls to one side.

Wear on the outside: ribs of a

tire indicates the tire has been .

underinflated.

Underinflation not only causes
the tire to run on the outside of the
tread area, but can also cause ex-
cessive heat build-up, resulting in
an increased risk of tire failure.

Remedy: Keep the tire inflated
to its correct pressure which can
usually be found by consulting the
owner’s manual or on the wall of
the tire.

Check tire pressure regularly,
especially if a car has radial tires.
Radials look ‘‘softer’’ than con-
ventional tires, making it difficult

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to judge inflation by appearance
alone.

Excessive wear in the centre of
the tread indicates that the tire has
been overinflated.

Remedy: again, keep tires in-
flated to correct pressure. To get
an accurate reading inflate tires
when they are cold.

When a horizontal band appears
across the tire, the tire is worn out
and should be replaced. Further
wear can cause problems in brak-
ing, handling and traction.

To ensure even wear and in-
creased tire life, tires should be THIS PATTERN of rotation has proven to be a practical method of obtaining the best
rotated every 10,000 kilometres. tread-wear patterns.

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