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Tyres wore badly on inside???

  • 17-08-2011 7:16pm
    #1
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭


    Well experts..:)

    I was checking the tyres on the front of my Passat the other day and judging by the outside there was about a month left on them until they got down to legal limit.

    The passangers side looked a bit soft so I took it off to check for a leak. To my shock horror the inside of the tyre close to the wall the tyre was completly gone including the wire...:eek::eek::eek:
    It was down to the canvas it was that bad.

    Anyway I stuck the spare on and checked the far side and it was the very same. I think the tracking is spot on because it was checked recently and was perfect also the car dont pull even when you let go of the wheel..

    Any idea what could cause this totally excessive wear??

    Cheers.


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  • #2
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Yer toe in is toed out


  • #3
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    worn balljoints or wishbone bushings can cause that. Your can can track straight but the tracking can still be out. Just depends how and by how much.
    Chances are its balljoints or wishbone bushings however.


  • #4
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    SouperComputer wrote: »
    worn balljoints or wishbone bushings can cause that. Your can can track straight but the tracking can still be out. Just depends how and by how much.
    Chances are its balljoints or wishbone bushings however.

    I was thinking that too but they look ok I may get them looked at more closely.


  • #5
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    As above, worn ball joints or suspension components

    SCRAP IT Corkie


  • #6
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    http://www.volkscity.com/files/wheel%20alignment.pdf

    Quick course in wheel alignment

    If it's both it's probably the wheels are toe out

    It'll still track straight like that


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  • #7
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Tigger wrote: »
    http://www.volkscity.com/files/wheel%20alignment.pdf

    Quick course in wheel alignment

    If it's both it's probably the wheels are toe out

    It'll still track straight like that

    That sounds fairly plausable allright. Whats the remedy for that?


  • #8
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    That sounds fairly plausable allright. Whats the remedy for that?

    Propper 4 wheel alignment with a compoter that understands camber and castor.


  • #9
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    Tigger wrote: »
    Propper 4 wheel alignment with a compoter that understands camber and castor.
    Quick Fit in Nenagh have one Corkie AFAIK and they charge about €35


  • #10
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    Tigger wrote: »
    Propper 4 wheel alignment with a compoter that understands camber and castor.

    Cheers I will try that so..:)
    johnos1984 wrote: »
    Quick Fit in Nenagh have one Corkie AFAIK and they charge about €35

    Nenagh... ewwwwww:P


  • #11
    johnos1984
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,096 ✭✭✭johnos1984


    -Corkie- wrote: »
    Nenagh... ewwwwww:P

    GTF :p


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  • #12
    SouperComputer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,949 ✭✭✭SouperComputer


    Tigger wrote: »
    Propper 4 wheel alignment with a compoter that understands camber and castor.

    Camber and caster depend on good balljoints and bushings.
    Just sayin'

    Camber doesnt just go off "for the craic". Corkie wherever you go make sure they inspect the bushings and soforth fully. Inside wear on both sides is either both wheels toed out or worn components leading to excessive negative camber which will wear the inside shoulder badly.

    If you have jack stands you can do rough test yourself. Jack the wheels up, grab a wheel at 12 and 6 oclock and try as hard as you can to rock it. Any movement means balljoints are likely dead. Do the same at 9 and 3 o clock, play here is more indicative of worn steering joints. The passat has a funky suspension setup from what I remember on mine with two balljoints on top of the towers as well?


  • #13
    Tigger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,705 ✭✭✭✭Tigger


    Balljoint and suspension wear and general can be one cause, I don't know the cause but I reckon it all needs checking


  • #14
    -Corkie-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,025 ✭✭✭✭-Corkie-


    SouperComputer wrote: »
    Camber and caster depend on good balljoints and bushings.
    Just sayin'


    If you have jack stands you can do rough test yourself. Jack the wheels up, grab a wheel at 12 and 6 oclock and try as hard as you can to rock it. Any movement means balljoints are likely dead. Do the same at 9 and 3 o clock, play here is more indicative of worn steering joints. The passat has a funky suspension setup from what I remember on mine with two balljoints on top of the towers as well?

    I done that and its rock solid..


  • #15
    bazz26
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 51,363 ✭✭✭✭bazz26


    SouperComputer wrote: »
    worn balljoints or wishbone bushings can cause that. Your can can track straight but the tracking can still be out. Just depends how and by how much.
    Chances are its balljoints or wishbone bushings however.

    +1

    My last Volvo S40 had premature wear on the inside of both front tyres. Wishbone bushings were the cause.


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