subject: Tires Should Pay Attention To Maintenance [print this page] Without proper maintenance, no matter how good the tires are not the greatest performance of play . Tire life to many factors, such as climate, road, driving, installation, maintenance and so on. Provisions of international, if used properly, then the tire, tire tread depth grinding to 1.6 mm, must be replaced. Almost all of the tire tread depth is 1.6 mm in the Department of marked, known as the tread wear pointer TWI. General tire, such as normal use, are able to use 5-10 million km, of course, except tire service life, there are comfort, handling, grip, etc., and this is where the competition of different tire brands. Good brand, it's comprehensive ability.
General tire production after a period of five years, so we recommend that you use must be replaced after four to five years, whether or not wear to 1.6 mm.
In addition, if the tire failure, such as fetal side of the cut tire, they must immediately replaced.
1 Regularly check the tire condition
Drum up tires to see if there are places, crack, cut, stabbed. Clean up small stones above the tires, check tire wear is normal, especially in the edge of the tire.
2 to prevent the tire aging
Parking should pay attention, do not let tires and oil, acid and some chemical exposure, parked in the shade as much as possible to avoid the sun.
At least once a month to check tire pressure, including spare tires, check tire air pressure in the cooling mode, long-distance travel often have to check the use of incorrect tire pressure is very dangerous.
4 wheel alignment and balancing is important
Recommended under normal circumstances, six months or 10,000 km to do it once, if found irregular tire wear, or high speed, jitter (about 120 speed), must immediately check the positioning and balance, if it continues running, not only shorten tire life will also affect vehicle control, dangerous
5 tire transposition
Recommended once every 10,000 km, there are two kinds of transposition methods, one is behind the front tires and change, one is cross-conversion, the advantage of extended tire life.
6 Do not use excessive tire wear
The reason is very simple, dangerous! In the tire's tread has signs of wear, tire wear to the mark, it must be replaced.
