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- From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Unusual Tire wear - "scalloping", Why?
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- Date: Mon, 31 Aug 92 07:42:04 GMT
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- Glenn Stauffer (stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu) wrote:
- : I've noticed an odd wear pattern on one of the rear tires of my Toyota
- : Celica that has
- : caused the car to become excessively noisy. The tire tread has worn so
- : that it is scalloped
- : against the direction of rotation - the tread is raised in the direction
- : of rotation and
- : then dishes in. Each tread section appears to be worn like this. The
- : car was returned to
- : the dealer who found nothing wrong - at the time, I complained of
- : excessive road noise, but
- : hadn't recognized the tire wear.
- :
- : Thanks
-
- Have your dealer check the 4-wheel alignment. Perhaps you slid into
- a curb or something, and bent your rear axle/suspension/strut/whatever.
-
- This might not be warrantee, if they can claim you are at fault, though.
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
- SAAB - Because you get what you pay for.
- hinzd@picard.med.ge.com
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