rear tyre wear

Apr 14th, 2003, 18:44

Hi,

Got a 1999 1.8 petrol v40, recently only been getting about 5k out of the rear tyres. Inside rim of both back tyres is worn completely, rest of tread is spanking new.

Any advice/previous experiences as to what this could be.

Got the front wheels tracked, all ok. How do they adjust the rear wheels if ****-eyed ?

Cheers.
KJ

Dan F · Apr 15th, 2003, 09:41

The rear suspension geometry is adjustable on x40s. I had mine adjusted on my old T4.

Take it to a good garage and get them to do a full, laser 4 wheel tracking and geometry check/adjust. Hopefully that will sort it or reveal what is going on.

Later,
Dan.

Apr 16th, 2003, 18:17

hi kieran , get your rear trailing arm bushes checked to see if they're split. these are the big ones at the front of the main arm.
they are quite a common fault and would cause this problem .
j
:-)

Apr 25th, 2003, 22:59

I have just put my `99 v40 2.0t se thru its mot ( it sailed thru) but tester called me over to show me o/s/r tyre which was worn almost smooth on inside only with loads of tread over the other 3/4 of tyre width, all other tyres fine. 80k service due anytime, just cr***ed myself when found out the cost!!

Apr 28th, 2003, 13:16

Thanks to all who have replied.

I got the car checked out on a laser 4 wheel alignement machine. Turned out the tracking AND the camber were out, so not only were the tyres pointing outwards, they were not flat on the road.

All adjusted now, (£70 in total, £20 for the test, £15-ish for each wheel to be adjusted, place in Bristol) quite a impressive machine. Puts those primative 'light boxes' you get at Kwik-Fit et al to shame.

Will keep my eye on it and re-check in couple of months. Also got them to flip the 1/4 worn tyre over, so its evens out the wear already inflicted.

TTFN:+
K

Apr 14th, 2003, 18:44	#1
kieranjones Guest Location:	rear tyre wear Hi, Got a 1999 1.8 petrol v40, recently only been getting about 5k out of the rear tyres. Inside rim of both back tyres is worn completely, rest of tread is spanking new. Any advice/previous experiences as to what this could be. Got the front wheels tracked, all ok. How do they adjust the rear wheels if ****-eyed ? Cheers. KJ

Apr 15th, 2003, 09:41	#2
Dan F Premier Member Last Online: Apr 7th, 2008 13:05 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Worcs	RE: rear tyre wear The rear suspension geometry is adjustable on x40s. I had mine adjusted on my old T4. Take it to a good garage and get them to do a full, laser 4 wheel tracking and geometry check/adjust. Hopefully that will sort it or reveal what is going on. Later, Dan.

Apr 16th, 2003, 18:17	#3
t4j Guest Location:	RE: rear tyre wear hi kieran , get your rear trailing arm bushes checked to see if they're split. these are the big ones at the front of the main arm. they are quite a common fault and would cause this problem . j :-)

Apr 25th, 2003, 22:59	#4
bobnweaver Guest Location:	RE: rear tyre wear I have just put my `99 v40 2.0t se thru its mot ( it sailed thru) but tester called me over to show me o/s/r tyre which was worn almost smooth on inside only with loads of tread over the other 3/4 of tyre width, all other tyres fine. 80k service due anytime, just cr***ed myself when found out the cost!!

Apr 28th, 2003, 13:16	#5
kieranjones Guest Location:	RE: rear tyre wear Thanks to all who have replied. I got the car checked out on a laser 4 wheel alignement machine. Turned out the tracking AND the camber were out, so not only were the tyres pointing outwards, they were not flat on the road. All adjusted now, (£70 in total, £20 for the test, £15-ish for each wheel to be adjusted, place in Bristol) quite a impressive machine. Puts those primative 'light boxes' you get at Kwik-Fit et al to shame. Will keep my eye on it and re-check in couple of months. Also got them to flip the 1/4 worn tyre over, so its evens out the wear already inflicted. TTFN:+ K

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