subject: Spare Tire Should Be Maintained? Teach Your Daily Notes [print this page] Many owners of the four in use Tire Very concerned about, four-wheel-tire inspection and related transposition have some understanding of knowledge, but often neglect the spare tire maintenance. To remind the general riders Note: also check the spare tire of the routine, do not wait until a tire accident situation, remove the spare tire when found, spare tire is no longer available.
1 Regular spare tire test Routine maintenance or long-distance travel in the front, very few owners on spare tire testing, and some non-professional Service Shops also often neglect this. Spare tire and tire pressure detection is to check whether the main Wear and tear And cracks in the tread wear to wear flag line prior to the replacement tire as soon as possible. If the sidewall has a small crack, not use it long distances or high-speed Travel Because the tire sidewall is thin and prone to high-speed traffic Puncture .
2, oil and spare tire tightly together
The main components of the tire rubber, and rubber fear most is the erosion of various oil products. Owners often put in the trunk memory lubricants oil, these oil stains tire once, will tire inflation erosion occurs, will greatly reduce tire life. If the tire touches the oil, in time with a neutral detergent to wash off oil.
3, spare life of 4 years
Many owners believe that as long as the spare tire has been placed in the trunk do not use, you can "long life", which is wrong. Often happens: After the owners of the flat tire to replace the spare tire, spare tire in place for years but found after it had been a serious aging has long been a waste tire. Because the tires are rubber, kept too long aging occurs, the general aging of the tire around a period of 4 years, therefore, to 4 years after the spare tire should be replaced.
4, spare tire should not be prolonged use
Spare tire since the use of low frequency and less friction with the ground, and part of the spare tire size is small size than some, the flat rate, or the tire diameter, tire width with the normal use of the tires not the same, so for After the spare tire, four different tire friction coefficient, different surface adhesion, pressure difference, prolonged use of the vehicle Brake Systems, steering systems and suspension systems have a certain impact, to travel the safety and security, but also to the other tires with friction to the uniform and so on.
5, put the rear tire after repair
Some owners will tire as the spare tire patched, these tires if you want to re-use, must be placed on non-driving wheel, the general us Drive The middle and below are the front-drive vehicles, and because the direction of the car after the front wheel puncture is more difficult to control, so the tire to be repaired on the rear wheel. In addition, the use of particularly small size spare tire spare tire, we must pay attention to control speed, under normal circumstances no more than 80 km / hour is appropriate.
Spare Tire Should Be Maintained? Teach Your Daily Notes
