Tyre worn till chui!

[Sky61]

if u inspect the photo carefully,u can see that the wear indicators are aleady flush with the rubber thread at all angle. this is a telling sign that the owner didnt check his tyres regularly. best time to inspect the tyres is during servicing. mech lifts the car with hoist, u can see ur whole undercarriage. a good mech will check ur suspension arms,check for leaks, steering rack,tie rods,tension rods etc. at the same time inspect ur tyres, feel for wheel bearing issues or excessive freeplay in the wheels...

[Blackyv]

The are many kuku driver around who know nuts about maintenance,, just the other day, spotted a colleague's altos Tyre low in air, I told him, could be leakage, and guess what, found out he has never pump air himself, only time the Tyre check for air pressure is during servicingby mechanic... that is like 6mths interval for god sake....

[Kiadaw]

Even if he missed it, the service people would have told him when he went for inspections. No?

[Yeobh]

Most front drive cars have negative camber setting and offset by toe out setting to prevent shoulder wear on the tyres. Apparently the toe setting is either zero or toe out setting is too little.

[Happily1986]

This neg camber is too much for daily driving,only suitable for tracks used.

 

Other than uneven tread wear (greater stress on the inside), any other possible catastrophic side effect? Positive camber can improve turning radius right?

[Happily1986]

Most front drive cars have negative camber setting and offset by toe out setting to prevent shoulder wear on the tyres. Apparently the toe setting is either zero or toe out setting is too little.

 

toe out setting is to distribute the wearing burden across the entire width of the tires? sorry, just asking to know more about this.

[Skyiet27]

Fair bro

Cheers

[FocusWagon]

Camber or not, regular rotation would solve the issue

[Happily1986]

Camber or not, regular rotation would solve the issue

rotation just means that you distribute the treadwear among the 4 tires. to begin with, the wear on that one tire is already unevenly distributed cross section wise. compared to someone else who has proper camber and no toe issues, your 4 tires will still expire faster than his or hers. is that a solution? No.

[Fitvip]

One of my colleagues who carried on driving with under-inflated tyres till one of them blew out. So she got the car towed for tyre replacement and of course, burnt a hole in her pocket!

 

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Edited July 15, 2012 by Fitvip

[Jchuacl]

While the main purpose is to even out wear,

it is also for the owner to see if there's any issue by looking at the tyre wear.

 

Also it's an opportunity to check the car for problems by walking around.

 

rotation just means that you distribute the treadwear among the 4 tires. to begin with, the wear on that one tire is already unevenly distributed cross section wise. compared to someone else who has proper camber and no toe issues, your 4 tires will still expire faster than his or hers. is that a solution? No.

 

[Celicar]

if u inspect the photo carefully,u can see that the wear indicators are aleady flush with the rubber thread at all angle. this is a telling sign that the owner didnt check his tyres regularly. best time to inspect the tyres is during servicing. mech lifts the car with hoist, u can see ur whole undercarriage. a good mech will check ur suspension arms,check for leaks, steering rack,tie rods,tension rods etc. at the same time inspect ur tyres, feel for wheel bearing issues or excessive freeplay in the wheels...

Every inspection I sure do that. Take personal responsibility, not depend on workshop to say.

[Riceracer]

This tyre looks like it was due for replacement 10,000km ago. Recommend him to change to smaller rim and use higher profile tyres because they are cheaper. He could have caused an accident or worse, killed someone.

[Hulk]

Was out with a friend in his A6 for late night supper and on the way home, his front left tyre gave way on PIE. To cut the story short, it was much hassle, time wasted and a costly affair to have to get the car towed and 4 tires replaced (Dunlop SM TT) for $2k at City Tyre at 2am. His 19" BS RE050A was having inner wear at the front to the extent that the rubber was worn down to the carcass and eventually gave way. It could have disintegrated at higher speed, causing much more damage and a danger to all. Had regular rotation been done (car is lowered and has -ve camber), the wear would had been spotted much earlier, preventing such an expensive and dangerous event from occuring.

 

To all vehicle owners, please practise proper care on your tires :-

1) maintain tyre pressure at appropriate level for your vehicle;

2) check your alignment;

3) regular rotation;

4) replace on a timely basis, not wear till botak;

5) ensure spare tyre and tool kit is available in your boot (friend's tool kit was missing though tire available!)

 

Wondering why one would never bother check all these checkings regularly if want to drive a car.

[Happily1986]

While the main purpose is to even out wear,

it is also for the owner to see if there's any issue by looking at the tyre wear.

 

Also it's an opportunity to check the car for problems by walking around.

 

Definitely the owner have to take the initiative to inspect his own car. Granted that some cars might have as frequent a servicing interval as 5000km, it just doesn't seem right to leave the spotting of such tell tale problems at the inspection intervals especially when such signs can lead to disastrous consequences.

[Jchuacl]

This shows bs tyres are over engineered to handle inappropriate usage.

If it has been other tyre (other than Michelin), i won't be sure of the outcome.

 

Was out with a friend in his A6 for late night supper and on the way home, his front left tyre gave way on PIE. To cut the story short, it was much hassle, time wasted and a costly affair to have to get the car towed and 4 tires replaced (Dunlop SM TT) for $2k at City Tyre at 2am. His 19" BS RE050A was having inner wear at the front to the extent that the rubber was worn down to the carcass and eventually gave way. It could have disintegrated at higher speed, causing much more damage and a danger to all. Had regular rotation been done (car is lowered and has -ve camber), the wear would had been spotted much earlier, preventing such an expensive and dangerous event from occuring.

 

To all vehicle owners, please practise proper care on your tires :-

1) maintain tyre pressure at appropriate level for your vehicle;

2) check your alignment;

3) regular rotation;

4) replace on a timely basis, not wear till botak;

5) ensure spare tyre and tool kit is available in your boot (friend's tool kit was missing though tire available!)

 

[Jchuacl]

Regular checks is part of preventive maintenance. Having common sense such as hearing funny noises, handling issues should be part and parcel of every driver's six sense for problems.

 

Definitely the owner have to take the initiative to inspect his own car. Granted that some cars might have as frequent a servicing interval as 5000km, it just doesn't seem right to leave the spotting of such tell tale problems at the inspection intervals especially when such signs can lead to disastrous consequences.

 

[RadX]

Definitely the owner have to take the initiative to inspect his own car. Granted that some cars might have as frequent a servicing interval as 5000km, it just doesn't seem right to leave the spotting of such tell tale problems at the inspection intervals especially when such signs can lead to disastrous consequences.

 

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