Date: Mon, 08 May 2000 23:47:00 +1000 From: Peter Wilkins <wilkinspnopsamnet.au> Subject: Re: 9-5 - Abnormal Tyre wear???
On Mon, 8 May 2000 21:41:58 +1000, "Di" <poatesnopsamnet.au> wrote : >I have a 98 SAAB 9-5S with approx 27,000 kms on the clock running >Michelin Pilots. I have been disappointed with the tyre wear on the >outside edge of the front tyres, esp passenger side. >The reason given to me was the camber of the road making this side >wear more and also the front wheel drive doesn't help - nothing about auto tran. >Most of our driving has been in city traffic. >Higher tyre pressure ( > 35 psi) seems to reduce the wear so this may have >been a factor earlier on. > >I have rotated tyres front-back twice to even out the wear since purchasing >new and had the wheels aligned every 7,000 kms. On current advice, we don't >expect to get more than 35,000 kms on them before replacement. Should I be happy ? > Well, I wouldn't be if I were you! I haven't had my tyres rotated yet, nor have I had any alignments unless they did one at the 15000km service. My car goes in for the 30000km service next Monday, so they may rotate and align them then - I haven't looked at the handbook to confirm. But judging on the extent of wear on the front tyres so far, I would have at least another 30000 and probably more remaining. The rear tyres don't show much wear at all. I assume when your tyres were rotated, they were kept rotating in the same direction? Changing rotational direction will cause quite rapid wear until the tyres bed in again. -- Regards, Peter Wilkins (wilkinspnopsamnet.au)