Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 23:24:51 +1000 From: "Peter Oates" <di_petenopsamo.com> Subject: Re: 9-5 - Abnormal Tyre wear???
Simon Watkins <siwatkinsnopsamorg> wrote in message news:shemb83j5uh137nopsam.supernews.com... > Peter Wilkins <wilkinspnopsamnet.au> wrote in message > news:n7hdhsge08img8s16hlg1rk7o70furgsp4nopsamcom... > > 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. > > The wear on these sounds comparable to my own experiences and I can only put > it down to the increased pressures that you are using - or something wrong > with both our steering geometry. As we've both had that checked, and found > to be in tolerance, perhaps it is just pressure? > I find it hard to believe it's just pressure. I've never had this sensitivity on other cars: Audi, Ford. I also seem to get different opinions from each tyre/suspension shop; with one common thread that I should have the alignment checked every 5,000 k's (although I find this excessive) as even a kerbside nudge can set the alignment out. > > 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. > > Yes - well, they did on mine. The tyres are directional anyway, so they can > only swap front to rear on the same side. > Same here - swapped on the same side - although I don't think the Michelin Pilots are directional. What sort of tyres are you running with ? I was going to try Pirelli's next time. Peter > Simon > >