Check Your Tyres For Wear

Tyres are one of the most important parts of your vehicle. It is highly recommended that you examine the tyres of your vehicle for tear at least once in a month. If you are planning a long journey, then checking your tyres for wear is more essential.

This activity would determine whether you need to replace the old tyres with new ones, wheel balancing is required or there might be an issue with your driving habits etc.

There are many parameters to determine the weariness of tyres. We are mentioning a few of the most relevant ones below:

Indication	Possible Issue	Resolving the Issue
If both tyre edges are worn	Leakage or low pressure	Inflate more and check for leakage
If the center thread of tyre is worn out	Highly inflated with more air	Reduce the air pressure to recommended level
If tyre wears from one side	Tyre alignment issue	Wheel balancing would resolve the problem
Unevenly worn, seen on treads, with traces of bald spots, scallops  or cups	Poor alignment of wheels or wheel imbalance	Immediately align and balance your vehicle’s wheels.
The front tyre edges worn only	Too quickly taking curves	Drive slowly when you approach a curve.
Curves show Squealing	Poor alignment of wheels or wheel imbalance	Check tyres for wears and act accordingly.
Shows thumping, whining and other noises	Poor alignment of wheels or wheel imbalance	Immediately align and balance your vehicle’s wheels.

Credit: Autogists Blog