Tire Rotation and Balancing The following Tire Rotation and Balancing video is presented by NORTHSIDE AUTO SERVICE - ONTARIO: The following Tire Rotation and Balancing animation is presented by NORTHSIDE AUTO SERVICE - ONTARIO: Chatham motorists can make their SUV tires last longer with regular tire rotation and wheel balancing. Lets start with tire rotation. In normal driving around Chatham, ON, your front tires wear more on the shoulders because they handle much of the cornering forces in turns. Front-wheel drive vehicles have even more force on the front tires. At NORTHSIDE AUTO SERVICE - ONTARIO in Chatham, we rotate the tires so that all of the tires do some duty on the front end as well as getting a little break on the back end. That way, all four tires wear more evenly over their life and last longer for Chatham car owners. For most vehicles in Chatham, ON, tires are rotated front to back. Some car makers recommend a cross rotational pattern that includes the spare tire, and some high-performance vehicles have different size tires on the front and rear and may even have uni-directional tires that can only be on the left or the right side of the vehicle. Your considerate NORTHSIDE AUTO SERVICE - ONTARIO technician can help you sort that out and will perform the right tire rotation for your vehicle. Your ON tire manufacturer will have a recommendation for how often you should rotate your tires. Its usually somewhere around 8,000 to 12,000 kilometers. Lets move on to wheel balancing. Thats when there are heavy spots on the tire and wheel that cause it to wobble. Balancing adds weights to the wheel to balance it out. Now, we are talking about very small weight differences. Variations in the tire and wheel manufacture can cause a slight imbalance. The valve stem, and now the tire pressure monitoring sensors in the tire, also play into the equation. Even small differences can cause annoying vibrations at speed for Chatham auto owners: the wheel is essentially bouncing a bit as it goes down the road. For example, at Chatham freeway speeds, an out of balance wheel can be slamming into the road 14 times a second. Thats annoying and can cause tires to wear out more quickly for Chatham auto owners. If a front wheels out of balance youll feel the vibration through the steering wheel. When its a rear tire, youll feel the vibration through your seat. If youre getting bad vibes from your vehicle, bring it in to NORTHSIDE AUTO SERVICE - ONTARIO in Chatham see if its a balance issue or something else. Chatham drivers should balance the wheels whenever they get a new tire or remount a tire like when its been removed for a flat repair.
Posted on: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:45:29 +0000
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