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Old 10-04-08, 04:34 PM   #1
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Default oops, should check my car tyres

my tyre has been vibrating for a week or so now and yesterday it went flat this is what i found when i took it off...

that's about 20cm long!
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Old 10-04-08, 04:36 PM   #2
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bad tracking then, or hooning round roundabouts?
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Old 10-04-08, 04:37 PM   #3
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good for another week yet
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nowt wrong with the tracking

although is it possible to hoon in an escort estate? was off the rear offside of the car and is on the inside of the tyre if you see what i mean?
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good for another week yet
Not when you've got to pump it up twice a day
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Old 10-04-08, 04:49 PM   #6
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Wheel bearings? tho this should pick up on tracking, was it lazer 4 wheel etc?

brake sticking on (drum / disc)
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Old 10-04-08, 04:56 PM   #7
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what about suspension bushes??? i've got the exact same prob on my vectra, inside quater of tyre bald, other 3/4 loads of tread. bushes completely worn and tyre sitting at a funny angle because of this.
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Old 10-04-08, 05:17 PM   #8
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TBH i've no odea what caused it. Have been doing a fair few motorway miles the past couple of weeks and the rear tyres were the front tyres hence the bald edges from the power steering
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