Questions tagged [tires]
A petroleum based rubber mounted on the wheels of vehicles to provide a higher friction coefficient between a vehicle and a road surface.
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Steering wheel/gas pedal vibrations after new tires and wheels
I'm familiar with SE but new to the Mechanics side of the site.
Anyway, I bought new wheels and tires for my 2005 Mazda 3 S hatch back in June. I upgraded the then-current "MB" brand 16" aftermarket ...
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Pirelli Cinturato P6 unusual DOT code
The front tyres on my car (Pirelli Cinturato P6) have the following DOT code (emphasis mine)
DOT 93 E0 M061
What does "M061" mean? It doesn't seem to tell me the date of manufacture as ...
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Car Jerks When Not Accelerating
So, I just recently mounted snow tires on my car (or rather, paid someone else to do it), and on my way home I noticed that whenever I take my foot off the gas pedal the car jerks forwards and ...
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Is this a standard alignment issue or something else?
I am working on a vehicle that travels a little to the right when the steering wheel is not held in the centered position. But when the steering wheel is held in the centered position, the vehicle ...
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Can new tires cause transmission failure
Question about transmission failure.
2019 Honda Passport AWD Elite:
9-26-23 put on 4 new tires “265/45R-20XL 108V ION EVO all season SUV”. Had 65,198 miles at the time. Tire Center said they were used ...
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TPMS leaks air after tire replacement
I have my four tires replaced on 2/16/2019 at Firestone Manchester CT. They are now Bridgestone tires. But about one month later, the low pressure indicator light on the dashboard was on. On 4/11/2019 ...
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Impact of different front tyre size
My Peugeot 5008 has just failed MOT because of wrong front tyres size. The driver side is 215/40/18/85/W with (Tread, outside 5.5-centre 5- inside 5.1 mm) and the passenger side is 215/45/18/93/Y with ...
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Restudding winter tires
Alright so i know the pros and cons of doing it, and i promise you I've done a bit of research on the subject.
I have 4 "studded" winter tires that are beginning their 3rd season. I use quotes ...
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Shaking on winter tires
I recently had a customer come back with the complaint that around 110km/hr the vehicle is very shaky after installing winter tires.
I retorqued all four tires and none of the lugs moved. Air ...
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Wobbling sound from wheels at all speeds
I had a wobbling sensation while braking, and they replaced my front brakes and said the rotors were warped and replaced those, too. Wobbling went away.
Then I had my tires rotated for 50,000 mile ...
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Severe vibration which went away, then a blowout - why did it go away?
I had some severe vibration, which started suddenly, in my Transit camper. As soon a safe I pulled over and checked the tyres and wheel nuts. No obvious damage but I didn't spend long because I was ...
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Is it possible to fix noisy feathered tires?
My 2008 Highlander had an alignment problem and caused some (or maybe all) of the tires to feather. I got the alignment fixed but the tires are still quite noisy when I drive and they seem to be ...
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Which types of protectants are safe to use on automotive tires?
Some protectant formulations are known to damage tire rubber and cause sidewall cracking (which can be very dangerous).
What types of tire protectants are recommended to prevent sidewall cracking? ...
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Filling of tires rather than air if putting vehicle on blocks as long-term display
I have an old rigid circa 1960’s truck that I’m putting on display on permanent blocks. The rear tray will be made into a stage/decked area with a roof over it for entertainment.
It will be blocked up ...
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Different tyre manufactures on each wheel
I just bought a used car. When I inspected it, it still had winter tyres and the seller said he would find some summer tyres for it. Now I noticed that the summer tyres are not the all same brand. ...
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