Check tire pressure regularly. The check should be performed on a cold tire and not immediately after the vehicle has been driven. The pressure measured on hot tires will obviously be high due to thermal expansion.
Insufficient pressure causes the tire to overheat due to excessive body 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 danger of sudden tire burst due to rising temperatures.
Overinflation will cause rapid wear of the center tread of the tire while reducing traction, resulting in a harsher ride, and the risk of damage to the tire body upon impact or hitting an obstacle.
Check tires regularly for signs of cut or bulge damage, especially in the sidewalls. Remove nails, stones or other foreign objects stuck in the tread. If the tire begins to leak air after removal, have it repaired. Do not operate the tire in this condition.
Remove the wheels periodically and clean the dirt on the inside and outside of the wheel. Examine the inner side surfaces of the wheel rim for signs of rust, oxidation, or other damage. Wheels with cast alloy wheels are not repairable when warped or cracked. They need to be replaced.
To avoid excessive wear not only of the tires, but also of 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 steering and suspension adjustment components can cause excessive tire wear. Wheel bearing failure also affects tire wear. Balancing in this case will not eliminate the vibration.
Balancing (centering) wheels can be made on the wheel standing on the car or removed from the car. If balancing on the car, check the correctness and torque of the wheel-hub connection.
Overall tire wear is largely influenced by driving style - hard braking and acceleration or fast cornering will always result in faster tire wear. Tire rotation (mutual change of place) results in more even wear, but should only be performed on a vehicle with tires of the same type.
Front tires may wear unevenly as a result of wheel misalignment. The front wheels must always be set to the settings specified by the vehicle manufacturer.
Restrictions apply to mixing different types of tires on a car. Basically this means that the car must not have tires of different designs on the same axle. The combination allowed is transverse tires at the front and radial tires at the rear. If a tire with a radial cord arrangement fails, it must be replaced with a similar one.
In general, the procedure for using and replacing a certain type of tire is specified in the traffic rules of each particular country.
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