Ride Control Diagnostics From Tire Wear Clues
Learning how to read the tire and communicate your findings is the key to ride control service.
TPMS and Tire Wear Patterns
In this video, we explore how a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) can extend the life of a tire.
VIDEO: You’re Entering The Irregular Tire Wear Zone
Check out this ‘On The Road’ video to learn about irregular tire wear. This video is sponsored by Chevron.
T2 Top 10: Tire Wear Patterns
A tire can tell you a lot about your vehicle. Here are the 10 most common wear patterns and what causes them.
Diagnosing Tire Wear Problems
Give him an unusual tire wear complaint, and he’ll give you a tire wear problem that begins and ends at the steering knuckle, says Gary Goms, who adds that diagnosing a “green-zone” camber problem requires an understanding of steering geometry far beyond what a basic knowledge of camber, caster and toe angle can solve.
Reading Tire Wear Patterns
Modern tire construction has generally trended toward low aspect ratio tire casings with more flexible sidewalls and rigid treads. Although this type of construction has made tires less sensitive to negative camber angles used in many current steering geometry designs, many types of tire wear patterns continue to indicate problems in a vehicle’s steering Âgeometry.
A4 Alignment Basics Tire Wear Tip Clip
In this short video clip from the A4 Suspension and Steering class, Delphi instructor Dave Hobbs discusses and shows some basic tips and knowledge to help you better diagnose alignment issues based on tire wear helping you more quickly and accurately use the alignment machine to put everything in spec.
Why Shocks, Struts And Tires Wear Down
If the suspension bottoms out, contact between the piston and the bottom of the tube could occur.
Shocks, Struts And Tires: What Is The Wear Connection?
The role of ride control and tires becomes even more critical on vehicles equipped with ABS, traction control and stability control systems. As in an emergency lane-change situation, the driver can now steer under panic braking. This means that weight transfer and vehicle pitch can be even more extreme.
Tire Tread Wear: Causes And Symptoms
Tire tread wear can tell you a lot about a suspension. Most specifically, it can tell you if the angles, inflation and components are within specification. Here are the most common tread wear patterns and what causes them.
