worn tyres
Submitted: Wednesday, Jul 09, 2014 at 23:12
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Tony B3
Hi All
Both tyres on my camper are worn about the first two inches on the out side.
Not sure what has caused it.
The camper has done a lap around Aus and was fine , Then done a trip to
Cape York a year later and by the time we got back to Tassie had that bald edge on both tyres.
Any Thoughts.
Regards
Tony.
Reply By: Garry E1 - Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 00:05
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 00:05
Hi Tony, You do not state what kind of
suspension you have on your van.
If it is an axle, the may be bent.
To
check this you need a straight edge about a metre long & place it on all sides of the axle.
If get a side where you can see light through the axle will be bent.
If this is the case the best answer is to get a new axle made but make sure it is heavier then the original axle.
If it is a independent
suspension you will have to take it to a
suspension expert to be checked
Garry
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Follow Up By: Tony B3 - Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 20:23
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 20:23
Thanks Garry for your reply,
I have checked the axle and had a look to see if anything had moved ,all seems ok.
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Reply By: Ross M - Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 09:41
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 09:41
It sounds as if it has a solid axle and that has taken a hit near the middle of the axle and now the wheels instead of being parallel to each other, are now toeing INWARDS which will quickly evaporate the rubber off the outer edges as they scrub sideways down the road.
Tyres like to roll and not be used as erasers.
If worn as you say it should be possible to see the toe in by looking discerningly at each wheel face and it's relationship to parallel with the sides of the camper.
Checks like mentioned above are a good way to find the where on the axle it is bent
The bend will be either backwards or upwards or a combination of both directions.
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Follow Up By: Tony B3 - Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 20:40
Thursday, Jul 10, 2014 at 20:40
Hi
Ross
Thanks,
Yes you are right it is a solid axle out of a ford and yeah now I come to think of it, one day when I was looking at it I thought it looked like it was toeing inwards . I will investigate further.
Thanks.
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