subject: Exactly How Do You Know When Your Tyres Need To Be Replaced
[print this page] There are indicators to look for and should get your interest so that you recognize when to change the tyres on your car.
The following is a checklist of clues to look for:
-If you find fractures in your tyres they should be changed as soon as possible.
-Tyres that are out of date can solidify over time and this would cause your car to slip on particular kinds of road and cause an injury.
-It is possible to buy tyres with retreads but be aware that retreaded tyres lack the stability and security of new. So buying because they are cheap is not always the soundest. You may observe that the efficiency of your car is impaired, especially in bad weather and is not clentching the road as well as it should.
-The tread on your tyres is worn below the legal minimum limit of 1.6mm.
-If the tread of the tyre is worn down the middle of the tyre this may be because at some point the tyres have been over inflated.
-Wear on the outer sides, sometimes caused by under inflating your tyres must also be replaced as it causes issues on the interior liner as well.
-Deterioration can sometimes be brought on to a tyre resulting in a bulge, sometimes referred to as an egg in the tyre.
-There may be cuts in the tyres typically caused by pointed objects.
-There may be sections of the tyre with no tread at all, this would be triggered by emergency braking, sometimes also causing the tyre to deflate.
-There may be wear on the external edge of the tyre caused by excessive wheel camber.
-If the side of the tread has been worn progressively from one side to the other, this may be caused by the front wheels being out of position.
-It is certain that at times pointed objects go into tyres, more often than not nails. This too would be time for a tyre to be changed particularly if there is a hissing sound coming from it when you try to pull it out. It is best to push the nail back in at this point and go and get it looked at asap.
Tyres should be checked weekly, to help to make sure that they are well taken care of giving them a extended life.
