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Tons_of_fun
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Hi all,just noticed the outer edge of my front N/S tyre is scrubbing away! So before i book it in to get the tracking done ,was wondering if there are any other more "sinister" causes for this wear that i should also look out for ? (with my luck it,s bound to not be as simple as tracking )  .Thanks in advance...Craig
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #1 on: Oct 25th, 2007, 4:52pm » |
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Wishbone bushes are a favourite
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Tons_of_fun
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #2 on: Oct 25th, 2007, 4:55pm » |
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Thats what im afraid of m8.Am i correct in assuming the bushes arent changable & that i need a new wishbone ?
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Scorpio_Mike
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #3 on: Oct 25th, 2007, 5:38pm » |
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Bushes can be changed, it's the ball joint which is part of the wishbone and can't be changed separately.
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Tons_of_fun
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #4 on: Oct 26th, 2007, 12:42am » |
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Aha,so there is a glimmer of hope then .Why do i get the feeling my wallet is going to need medical assistance shortly  
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #5 on: Oct 26th, 2007, 1:02am » |
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Just a quick bit of advice here
If the wishbone bushes are shot, then the balljoint will probably be quite worn as well, as it's as old as the bushes
P.S....my wifes Mondeo suffers terribly from N/S/F outside tyre wear....she works for the local council & gets free parking in the multi-story. Unfortunately it's on the top floor.
Hard right turning up & down six stories everyday does give the outside of the N/S/F tyre a good hammering
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mr._floppy
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #6 on: Oct 26th, 2007, 10:57am » |
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Inner edge tyre wear is more usual when the wishbone is shot.
As the Camber and Caster angles are not adjustable on the Scorp I'm wondering if you or a prevoius owner has given the front N/S wheel a
serious kerbing that has knocked the Camber setting out a fair bit.
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #7 on: Oct 26th, 2007, 7:20pm » |
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Well the wife took it shopping a month ago,so it,s more than likley to have been kerbed then (wheels are fine though).I got it booked in for monday so heres hoping  .At very least i can see it costing me for the tracking & a pair of front tyres (wont have odd tyres /tread depths on the same axel).Im cookie like that
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Tons_of_fun
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #8 on: Oct 31st, 2007, 2:40pm » |
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Just to keep you informed,took the car to 2 garages & both have said the same...Tracking is spot on,no play in any suspention or wishbone parts,all bushes fine,ball joints are all ok.One mechanic even checked all the rear end & that was found to be ok as well.Only option left is to have the angles re set with 4 wheel alignment but im pretty sure that castor & camber angles are not adjustable on these ? (correct me if im wrong) .I did notice however that when the car was in the air the bottom of the tyre in question was not flat & sort of "domed".A significant difference to the o/s tyre which looked normal.A defective tyre maybee ?.They are Avon zz3 in 225 50 16.Any opinions gratefully recieved.Craig
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #9 on: Oct 31st, 2007, 3:06pm » |
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Could be a defective tyre.....I recently had a tyre that had seemed to have worn off at an almost 45 degree angle on the inside
I took it down the tyre fitters & he said it was due to a fault with the steel belting inside, causing the edge of the tyre to become deformed....it was a budget tyre though (Accelera)
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #10 on: Nov 1st, 2007, 12:42am » |
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I think you hit the nail on the head there JC.My tyre is exactly the same as that but un the outside edge instead.If it is a duff tyre im not going to be happy.I usualy go for Federal tyres (around £60 each),but decided to go for these avons (£89 each) as i,ve read good reports on them.They grip slightly better than the fedrals but are so much more noisy on the motorway.Im going back to the tyre place in the morning & see what they have to say as i,ve only done 2000 miles on these tyres 
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #11 on: Nov 1st, 2007, 1:33pm » |
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Well went to the tyre garage this morning & they had a look & they too couldnt find a problem.they had the tyre off and said it was fine .Not being happy driving the car around like it is i decided to ignore solihull councils ban on working on your cars on the drive & got the thing up on stands.Within 2 mins i discovered the n/s track control arm was BENT.Not hard to miss really,put a straight edge against the arm & it,s clearly obvious  .So after calling the garage & made a few suggestions about there efficiency of fault diagnosis,i phoned my local parts guy & got one on order (£22.07 + vat).Guess what im doing monday then.Honestly ...Mechanics...I,ve s**t em
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #12 on: Nov 1st, 2007, 2:59pm » |
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Well done Lt. Columbo
Bloody mechanics !!!!!
If you want a job done well, you gotta do it yourself.
Like I said, someone's kerbed it !!
I'll leave you to mete out appropriate punishment to the miscreant.
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Jonnycab
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #13 on: Nov 1st, 2007, 11:10pm » |
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Another track rod problem .....seems to be spreading like a disease
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Re: Tyre wear
« Reply #14 on: Nov 1st, 2007, 11:31pm » |
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on Nov 1st, 2007, 11:10pm, jonnycab wrote:| Another track rod problem .....seems to be spreading like a disease |
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Mine's on order
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