Tire Rotation
04-21-2005, 01:20 AM
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Tire Rotation
couple of questions:
I got tire-rotation at dealer...
1) What is balancing ?
When I asked Service about wheel rotation ($40) , advisor said "including tire balance..."
2) Is service supposed to tell me about the condition of the brakes like how much longer will it last ?
I asked if it includes brake inspection, the answer was
- But at the end they didnot say nothing about brake.
3) They did the "directional" rotation - just F<-->R
But TL is "non-directional" tires so I asked why they didn't follow the manual.
He answered that they did it on purpose cause they found "directional" rotation
is more fuel-economic.
Is that BS ? am I gonna have a problem ?
thanks
I got tire-rotation at dealer...
1) What is balancing ?
When I asked Service about wheel rotation ($40) , advisor said "including tire balance..."
2) Is service supposed to tell me about the condition of the brakes like how much longer will it last ?
I asked if it includes brake inspection, the answer was
- But at the end they didnot say nothing about brake.
3) They did the "directional" rotation - just F<-->R
But TL is "non-directional" tires so I asked why they didn't follow the manual.
He answered that they did it on purpose cause they found "directional" rotation
is more fuel-economic.
Is that BS ? am I gonna have a problem ?
thanks
04-21-2005, 03:30 AM
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1) Wheel balancing (not usually referred to as tire balancing) is an attempt to insure the tire and wheel combination evenly weighted. Bottom line, if they are not balanced you will get a vibration at higher speeds.
2) A brake inspection usually means little more than looking at the brake pads and seeing if they are close to needing replacement. They will not likely give you an amount of miles or even a percent of wear just as a way to cover their ass.
3) It won't cause you any real problems, but I suspect the milage excuse is BS. It's more likely a remnant of some very old school thinking. When radial tires were first introduced it was a mandatory practice that you never cross them.
2) A brake inspection usually means little more than looking at the brake pads and seeing if they are close to needing replacement. They will not likely give you an amount of miles or even a percent of wear just as a way to cover their ass.
3) It won't cause you any real problems, but I suspect the milage excuse is BS. It's more likely a remnant of some very old school thinking. When radial tires were first introduced it was a mandatory practice that you never cross them.
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