Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 13:42:22 -0500 From: "The Malt Hound" <data61aS_P_A_Mnospamcape.net> wrote in message news:2tSHd.5$4U3.3nospam.lga... > The Malt Hound wrote: >> "Captain Freedom" <data61aS_P_A_Mnospamcape.net> wrote in message >> news:%yBHd.772$Ii6.737nospam.lga... >> >>>Retro-Bob wrote: >>> >>>>On Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:03:08 -0600, Captain Freedom >>>><data61aS_P_A_Mnospamcape.net> wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>The tires (bad ones) were directional and were of Japanese make. >>>>>I can't remember the make. I think Yokohama's. Threw them away. >>>> >>>> >>>>The test for this is to swap the tires around and see if there are any >>>>changes. >>> >>> >>>Did that. Took them off and remounted left to right, right >>>to left. Then front to back. Did not make any difference. >>>I suspect there was amanufacturing flaw in the whole lot >>>of tires. Swapping the tires around the car may not >>>give the answer. In my case I guess I could have tried >>>to run the tires backwards to see if the pulling went from >>>the right to the left. >> >> >> Uhhhm. Didn't you do that when you took the tires from the right side >> and swapped with the left? That runs the tires backwards (rotationally). >> >> -Fred W > No. Since they were directional tires they were dismounted and > put back on the wheels from the other side. At the time I did > not think about running the tires the wrong way. > > John Oh! I see. I would not have bothered dismounting and remounting the tires. The directional aspect is not that big of a deal as long as all tires are facing the same direction. Plus by switching the tires around you added another uncontrolled variable into your troubleshooting process. -Fred W
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