Check your tire pressure regularly. Checking should be done on a cold tire, not immediately after the vehicle has been driven. Pressure measured on hot tires will be obviously high due to thermal expansion.
Underinflation causes the tire to overheat due to excessive casing flex, and the tread will not sit properly on the road surface. This leads to loss of traction and excessive wear, not to mention the risk of sudden tire failure due to increased temperature.
Overinflation will cause rapid wear of the center portion of the tire tread, reducing traction, resulting in a harsher ride, and the risk of damage to the tire body upon impact or collision with an obstacle.
Check your tires regularly for signs of damage such as cuts or bulges, especially in the sidewalls. Remove nails, stones, or other foreign objects that may be lodged in the tread. If the tire begins to leak air after removal, have it repaired. Do not operate the tire in this condition.
Periodically remove the wheels and clean the dirt on the inner and outer surfaces of the wheel. Inspect the inner side surfaces of the wheel rim for signs of rust, oxidation or other damage. Wheels with cast alloy wheels made of alloy cannot be repaired if they are deformed or cracked. They must be replaced.
To avoid excessive wear of not only the tires, but also the suspension and steering components, it is necessary to maintain the balance of each wheel. Wheel imbalance is usually expressed by vibration through the car body, although in many cases, it is clearly expressed through the steering wheel. Conversely, wear or damage to the steering and suspension adjustment components can cause excessive tire wear. Damage to the wheel bearing also affects tire wear. Balancing in this case will not eliminate vibration.
Balancing (centering) wheel can be performed on the wheel standing on the car or removed from the car. If balancing on the car, check the correctness and tightening torque of the wheel-hub connection.
Overall tire wear is greatly influenced by driving style - sharp braking and acceleration or fast cornering always result in faster tire wear (mutual change of places) results in more even wear, but should only be performed on a vehicle with the same type of tires.
The front tires may wear unevenly due to wheel misalignment. The front tires should always be set as specified by the vehicle manufacturer.
There are restrictions on mixing different types of tires on a vehicle. Basically, this means that a vehicle should not have tires of different designs on the same axle. An acceptable combination is transverse tires in the front and radial tires in the rear. If a radial tire fails, it must be replaced with a similar one.
In general, the procedure for using and replacing a certain type of tire is stipulated in the traffic regulations of each specific country.
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