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- From: pshyvers@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Peter Shyvers)
- Newsgroups: rec.autos.tech
- Subject: Re: Unusual Tire wear - "scalloping", Why?
- Message-ID: <183326@pyramid.pyramid.com>
- Date: 31 Aug 92 15:53:08 GMT
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- Reply-To: pshyvers@pyrnova.pyramid.com (Peter Shyvers)
- Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp., Mountain View, CA
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- In article <SFTPBHCS@cc.swarthmore.edu> stauffer@cc.swarthmore.edu (Glenn Stauffer) writes:
- >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.
- >
- >Does anyone have a clue why a tire would wear this way? I'm trying to
- >isolate the problem
- >to a defective tire or a mechanical problem before the warranty runs out.
- >
- >Thanks
-
- We were always schooled that it was bad shock(s).
-