[TR] Rotating tyres

[Bud Rolofson]

Dennis,

If you run your hand back and forth on the surface of the tire you  
should be able to feel which direction the rubber is wearing. It will  
feel different as you go back and forth over the tread width. One way  
will have an "edge" on the tread pattern and one way should be smooth.  
Having that information you may be able to figure out how the tires  
are tracking down the road (or not tracking) and why they are wearing  
the way they are. Much like cupped tires indicate bad shocks, wear  
towards the inside/outside can indicate wheel alignment issues and  
also what direction the tires are really pointing in as you roll down  
the road.

Bud Rolofson

71TR6 CC57365 (Good 6)
66TR4A CTC57529 (The Project)
71F-250 Camper Special (Triumph Support Vehicle)
Z-50A Hardly Davidson 1977 Honda Mini-Trail Bike (Triumph Pit Bike)
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On Sep 4, 2012, at 2:03 PM, Dennis Culligan wrote:

>  While we're talking about tires. I recently noticed some wear on the
> outside edge of the
>
> right front tire on my '76 TR6 so I decided to rotate as I usually  
> do, front
> to rear to front.
>
> However, upon further inspection, I could not help but notice that  
> both
> right side tires, front
>
> AND rear, were decidedly more worn across the whole tire (not just  
> the edge)
> than the left
>
> side tires. How exactly does this happen?  The right sides are  
> nearly shot
> while the lefts look
>
> fine.  Tires are Vredestein Sprint Classics and have about 25,000  
> miles on
> them. Any ideas?
>
> Dennis Culligan, Highland NY / 1976 TR6 CF57948U
>
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