Maintain Your Vehicles Tire
by Jim Kart WriterIt
is important to know how to maintain your vehicle tires accordingly. Proper
tire maintenance will not only extend its life span, but also ensure safety to
all users.
Here
are some tips and tricks on how to ensure your tire maintained well.
Checking
the tire pressure with a tire pressure gauge at least every month or more often
when it's cold outside. On average, tires lose around 1 psi (pound per square
inch) every month and 1 psi every time the temperature drops 10 degrees F. It
is important to maintain proper tire pressure.
Fill
up underinflated tires to their recommended psi rating. You can typically find
the recommended psi for your tires on your car's vehicle information sheet
attached to the panel of the driver's side door or on the tires themselves. You
can use the public air compressor at any gas station for a nominal fee or you
can also fill up your tire with nitrogen for a better performance.
Make
sure to rotate your tires every 5,000 to 8,000 miles. Rotating tires ensure
that they wear evenly and prolong the life of your tires. When you don't rotate
your tires, you run the risk of having one tire that wears more significantly
than the others and that has to be replaced sooner.
Inspect
the tread on your tires for wear regularly. If you become familiar with what
your tread looks like, it will be that much easier for you to identify when the
tread is worn down. When you can see the tread bars that run across the tires,
it's time to have your tires replaced.
Regularly
check the depth of the tread with a penny. Hold the body of Lincoln on the
penny and insert his head into the tread groove. If the head is hidden by part
of the groove, the tread is within acceptable legal limits.
Try
to listen to your car for irregular noises, particularly at speeds in excess of
50 mph. If your car is making noises when in motion, it could be a sign of
irregular wear or other problems with your tires. Have a professional check
this problem.
Also,
make sure to choose the appropriate tire type for your need and do not over
inflate within the recommended or maximum PSI. In purchasing a set of new
tires, It would be a good practice to check the manufactured date. The
manufactured date could be seen on the tire wall. It’s usually a four numeric
number; example is "1525" 15 is the year 2015 and 25 is the 25th week
of that year.
We
hope that this article would be helpful to all car owners and enthusiast.
About the author: Avid automotive reader, auto enthusiast and a column
writer at 4 Wheel
Online.
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