Tyre and wheel service
How to choose a tyre fitter, whether a sidewall cut or an alloy wheel can be repaired, why the impact wrench is dangerous, wheel balancing and steering wheel vibration.
Serhii Maslov
12 articles
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How to choose a tyre fitter?Oh, there’s a shed 300 metres away, what’s there to choose, plenty of motorists will say. And they’ll be wrong: a tyre fitter, and for that matter the fitter you trust with your wheels, needs to be…1,479 words- Beware the impact wrench!It seems such a routine procedure: doing up bolts with an air gun. Most motorists are used to this step and pay it no attention at all.1,053 words
- A cut in the sidewall: repair or scrap?Sadly, any damage to the sidewall of a radial tyre is, in all likelihood, already the end of its service life. Even so, many tyre fitters take on the repair of sidewall cuts in car tyres.1,150 words
- Alloy wheel repairAt first glance the question is simple, since the answer to it is right there on the signs outside most tyre-fitting workshops. If alloy wheels are repaired, that must mean it’s allowed?1,066 words
- How often should you balance your wheels?Wheel balancing also checks the geometry of the wheels, so this procedure always has a positive effect on road safety.436 words