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- From: (Norman Petersen)
- Subject: Re: What is current wisdom on rotating tires (tyres)?
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.150644.17161@newsgate.sps.mot.com>
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- References: <1992Nov4.205441.26521@cbnews.cb.att.com> <Bx7n5p.1Go@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> <23895@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM>
- Distribution: USA
- Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 15:06:44 GMT
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- In article <23895@hacgate.SCG.HAC.COM>, johnl@SDFSERV.hac.com (John Lee) writes:
- >
- > In article <Bx7n5p.1Go@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> mshar@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (Mike Mshar) writes:
- > [...]
- > <Here is how it was explained to me. Most of this is coming right out of a
- > <book that is called "Chilton`s Easy Car Care", so I assume it to be
- > <factual.
- > <
- > <If your car does not have radial tires, you should use the second method.
- > <In other words, rotate the tires diagonally.
- > <
- > <If your car does have radials, only rotate front to back. I will just quote
- > <the book for this one...
- > <
- > <"There are certain exceptions to tire rotation, however. Studded snow tires
- > <should not be rotated, and radials should be kept on the same side of the
- > <car (maintain the same direction of rotation). The belts on radial tires
- > <get set in a pattern. If the direction of rotation is reversed, it can
- > <cause rough ride and vibration."
- > <
- > <So there it is...
- > [...]
- >
- > That's what I was taught as well. However, my one year-old Saturn SC
- > has the stock Firestone Firehawk radials, and the owner's manual
- > clearly indicates a diagonal tire rotation. I thought moving a radial
- > to the other side of the car could cause the tire to fail by separating
- > the steel from the rubber. But hey, I'm just a software guy; what do I
- > know?
- >
- > Perhaps radial tire technology has improved in the last few years...
- >
- I have been rotating my radial tires in a diagonal pattern for about 4 years
- and have not had any problem with rough riding or vibration.
-