Category: Wheels and Tyres

Here you can get Adjusting wheel bearings. Wheel bearings need periodic checking – and adjusting if necessary – usually at 12,000 mile service intervals. At longer intervals – usually of 36,000 miles – they have repacking with grease (See Removing wheel bearings ). Bearings on the front wheels of rear-wheel-drive cars and therefore the rear […]

Here you can get Lubricating and reassembling wheel bearings. Use a socket and extension bar to push out the inner races. When the races are an equivalent size, obtrude one with a punch or chisel, obtrude the opposite with a socket. Punch channels. Tap new grease seals into place using a hammer, protecting the seal […]

Here you can get Checking, removing and refitting road wheels. When you take the wheels off to inspect the tire walls, clean the wheels thoroughly and look closely for cracks starting round the stud holes, and at the joints between the rim and center. Cracks may indicate structural weakness thanks to corrosion, or that the […]

Here you can get Avoiding tire and wheel damage. Here we provide to How tires can be damaged, Tyre repairs and Avoiding tire wear. Damage to a tire sidewall or carcass can make the tire useless, even though the tread is hardly worn. A major cause of damage to wheels and tires is debris on […]

Here you can get Replacing wheel bearings on driven wheels. Wheel bearings are small metal balls held within small rings that are designed to scale back rolling friction and permit the car’s wheels to spin freely, all while sustaining the vehicle’s weight. A wheel bearing is located within the wheel hub, which connects the wheel […]

Here you can get removing wheel bearings. Here we provide Step by step instructions to removing and Install new wheel bearings. Wheel bearings are an important part of a vehicle’s suspension. Usually located within the wheel’s hub, rotor, or drum, bearings help the wheel rotate smoothly when the vehicle moves. If you notice a humming […]

Here you can get Avoiding tyre wear and Regularly check wheel alignment. The best way to keep tyre wear to a minimum is to take care of correct tyre pressures for the load and speed conditions, and to drive as smoothly and carefully as possible. Avoid fierce braking, hard cornering and violent acceleration. Fierce braking […]

Here you can get Checking for wheel and tyre damage, Tyre sizes and markings. Tyres are put under tremendous strains when a car is being driven. There are only four relatively small areas of tyre tread in touch with the road. They carry the car’s total weight, and transmit to the road the power that […]