Types and causes of tire tread wear (Opel Astra G)

1. Lateral tread wear

Reasons:

• Insufficient tire pressure
• Front wheel alignment failure
• Taking corners at high speed

Check tire pressure and restore to normal, repair or replace suspension parts, drive at moderate speed.

2. Wear of the central part of the tire

Reasons:

• High tire pressure

Check tire pressure and restore to normal.

3. Uneven wear

Reasons:

• Wheel alignment problems (in this case, the tread wear acquires angularity, which can be determined by touch), wheel camber and steering axis angle.

Repair or replace suspension components and adjust wheel alignment.

• Violation of the camber and longitudinal tilt of the steering axis.

Repair or replace suspension parts.

• Wheel imbalance.

Balance the wheels.

[Source is on the website: opelbook.ru]