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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / April 2005tire wear, one wheel only?
After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been a problem. However, the LF tire has excessive tread wear on the inside corner - to the point of needing replacement after ~15K miles. All other tires are wearing normally. Since the RF tire is wearing normally, I'm thinking that this isn't a toe problem. I did a _rough_ check on camber (using a square and a scale), and got about 0 deg on both front wheels. The spec is 0 +/- 1 degree, which I think I would catch. There is some lash in the steering linkage, about 5 deg at the steering wheel. I'd appreciate any thoughts on what might be happening. TIA, George Tie rodeend, check on a rack see where the looseness is. > After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > TIA, > George >Tie rodeend, check on a rack see where the looseness is. Should a tie-rod be loose enough that I can easily rotate it by hond over the balls? Several of my cars even w/ advanced miles - their tie rods are relatively 'tight' to rotate or spin a little by hand. On the other hand I have one car that I can grab either connecting rod and spin it back and forth relatively easily. Would that indicate the tie rod ends are worn and should all be replaced (inner/outer)? thanks, Have you checked the "toe" on that wheel? Professor www.telstar-electronics.com > After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > TIA, > George > After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > TIA, > George It's almost gotta be a camber or toe-in. If those check, have a good shop check for a "star" in the "frame". This is where diagonal from lf-to-rr cross rf-to-lr--distances MUST be equal. HTH, s > > After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > > been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > check for a "star" in the "frame". This is where diagonal from lf-to-rr > cross rf-to-lr--distances MUST be equal. HTH, s Right. A good 4 wheel alignment might reveal this kind of problem as well. I've seen a number of vehicles going down the road like a crab (sort of sideways). Even if the front is aligned by itself, if the rear isn't square with the front, it requires a continuous steering input to keep the vehicle from going in a circle.  SignaturePaul Hovnanian mailto:Paul@Hovnanian.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ "Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes." (If you can read this, you're overeducated.) > > > After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > > > been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > square with the front, it requires a continuous steering input to keep > the vehicle from going in a circle. I've seen the same thing--1st I noticed was Chrys. products in the 70's--Darts, Valiants, etc. Also, even when they get the rear square with the front, if one wheel is pushed back an inch +/-, like from the car's previous "total" the OP mentioned, it still presents problems. Have a good day! s >> After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had >> been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] >check for a "star" in the "frame". This is where diagonal from lf-to-rr >cross rf-to-lr--distances MUST be equal. HTH, s Can incorrect toe affect just one wheel? My picture is that the front wheels would have to be pointed symetrically in order to drive straight. So, if (say) the left was toed out, you'd have to steer right to compensate, causing both left and right to track slightly toe-out, and they'd both show similar wear. George > >> After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > >> been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > Can incorrect toe affect just one wheel? My picture is George, IIRC, yes. Car will have have a leading wheel and a following wheel. Just imagine, the steering wheel, on conventional older cars, connected to the Pitman arm, on the left(leading) wheel, and linkage connected the right wheel via a stationary idler arm--kind of a passive, follow-the-leader affair. HTH, s Exactly, toe is a combination of both front wheels it cannot affect one, only camber can as far as tire wear. >>> After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had >>> been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > George > >> After we bought (privately) our ('99) Cavalier, we found that it had > >> been "totalled" earlier in its life. Alas. Mostly, this hasn't been [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > George GE, I'm sorry that I did not remember correctly above--listen to Shep's reply about toe causing BOTH to wear. He's right. If toe is out, you drive such that the 'amount out' is shared equally between the 2 tires, such that both would wear. My bad! s |
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