Uneven Tyre Wear on Front Right (S40 & V50)

eric19371 · Jun 27th, 2019, 14:25

Got a weird issue.

Not that long ago, maybe 12-14 months and 8-10k miles ago, I had to replace the front right tyre on my wife's '06 S40 due to uneven wear on the inside. I bought a '04 V50 a couple of months ago and it needed that tyre replaced with the same fault. The S40 has just been checked again after it started drifting to the right (I thought it was the tracking) and the same uneven tyre wear on the front right was seen.

The garage tells me that everything else seems fine but there is obviously something not right. Does anybody have any ideas what could be causing this? I find it odd that it has happened twice on one car and the other that I recently bought had the same issue.

Welton · Jun 27th, 2019, 14:59

My S40 scrubbed the inner edges of both front tyres when the Wishbone bushes had failed - not sure if this affected the alignment but definitely happened at the same time.

With worn bushes the steering will feel 'wandery' and follow cambers and ruts the the road surface (also vibrating under braking).

Not saying this is the issue but worth checking out all possibilities before you wear down another set of expensive tyres.

eric19371 · Jul 15th, 2019, 11:19

Tyre replaced.

Went to have tracking done and adjusters had seized. Had adjusters replaced.

Car now drove straight but when you hit a bump with the front left it shook the whole steering.

Front left damper had a slight (?) leak. Dampers and mount replaced, tracking done and now all sorted.

Jun 27th, 2019, 14:25	#1
eric19371 Clueless Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 21:55 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Wrotham	Uneven Tyre Wear on Front Right (S40 & V50) Got a weird issue. Not that long ago, maybe 12-14 months and 8-10k miles ago, I had to replace the front right tyre on my wife's '06 S40 due to uneven wear on the inside. I bought a '04 V50 a couple of months ago and it needed that tyre replaced with the same fault. The S40 has just been checked again after it started drifting to the right (I thought it was the tracking) and the same uneven tyre wear on the front right was seen. The garage tells me that everything else seems fine but there is obviously something not right. Does anybody have any ideas what could be causing this? I find it odd that it has happened twice on one car and the other that I recently bought had the same issue. __________________ Current Volvo's: S40 1.8 (55) & V50 2.4i (04) Past Volvo: S40 1.8 ('97/R) & 240 GLE ('76/R)

Jun 27th, 2019, 14:59	#2
Welton Premier Member Last Online: Sep 14th, 2021 17:03 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Market Harborough	My S40 scrubbed the inner edges of both front tyres when the Wishbone bushes had failed - not sure if this affected the alignment but definitely happened at the same time. With worn bushes the steering will feel 'wandery' and follow cambers and ruts the the road surface (also vibrating under braking). Not saying this is the issue but worth checking out all possibilities before you wear down another set of expensive tyres. __________________ 2005 S40 T5 SE - Manual. Bilstein B4's. (For Sale) 2010 Citroen C4 1.6 HDi (bizarre Gearbox model). 2010 Renault Twingo (refreshingly simple) 2018 Infiniti Q30 1.6T Business Executive (what's this button do?)

Jul 15th, 2019, 11:19	#3
eric19371 Clueless Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 21:55 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Wrotham	Tyre replaced. Went to have tracking done and adjusters had seized. Had adjusters replaced. Car now drove straight but when you hit a bump with the front left it shook the whole steering. Front left damper had a slight (?) leak. Dampers and mount replaced, tracking done and now all sorted. __________________ Current Volvo's: S40 1.8 (55) & V50 2.4i (04) Past Volvo: S40 1.8 ('97/R) & 240 GLE ('76/R)

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