Re: Side effect of worn strut bearing

[Stewart MacLund <sundie@lunaticfringe.org>]

Uhm.  I thought it was bad to rotate your radial tyres that way... (making them
go backwards).  If so, you should probably mention that you should actually
remove them from the rim to get them to go the right way.

Also, some tires you CAN'T put on the other side.  Asymetrico's, fer instance.
There's a definite inside and outside to them, and coupled with the radial
thing, means you can only move them from front to back on the same side...

Waiting for correction if warranted....

Sundie...

Christopher Morgan wrote:

>  As for the pulling, it may be due to 'radial pull'.  Basically, tires can
> wear so that the tread surface becomes slightly cone shaped, as opposed to
> cylindrical.  It's common after an alignment or tire rotation to have some
> pulling before the tires 'wear in' to the new settings or position.  A way
> to check for this is to switch the front tires from side to side and see if
> anything changes.  Don't forget to check the tire pressures, too.