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dlkim - 31 Dec 2004 21:20 GMT

I am confused at the conflicting description of Focus owners' manual
in tire rotation with other sources. In Ford site's owners' manual
(https://web.msslib.dealerconnection.com/RightSite/getcontent/myfile.pdf?DMW_OBJE
CTID=09000c588033c69e),
the front tire goes to the diagonally across backside and rear tires just
come
to the front. However, other sources (e.g.,
http://www.kumhousa.com/Care/TireRotation.asp),
the rear tires come diagonally across to the front .
Which is right?

Donglok

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John R Cambron - 02 Jan 2005 19:24 GMT

> I am confused at the conflicting description of Focus owners' manual
> in tire rotation with other sources. In Ford site's owners' manual
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> the rear tires come diagonally across to the front .
> Which is right?

It really doesn't matter.

Front to back same side.
Front cross to back, back to front same side.
Back cross to front, front to back same side.
Front cross to back, back cross to front.

It is my understanding Michelin did a study on tire rotation
with modern radial tires of various brands. They concluded
that it is safe to rotate tires in any direction regardless
of the milage between tire rotations.

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John in the sand box of Marylands eastern shore.

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newsgroups01REMOVEME@intertainia.com - 02 Jan 2005 20:31 GMT

>> I am confused at the conflicting description of Focus owners' manual
>> in tire rotation with other sources. In Ford site's owners' manual
[quoted text clipped - 17 lines]
>that it is safe to rotate tires in any direction regardless
>of the milage between tire rotations.

Good point about mentioning a tire manufacturer. My tires have an
arrow for direction of rotation. So reguardless of what my manual
says about criss-crossing them, I can only reposition my tires on the
same side. Front to back, back to front, to maintain the tire
manufacturers instructions.

later,

tom @ www.ChopURL.com

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John R Cambron - 03 Jan 2005 16:21 GMT

> >> I am confused at the conflicting description of Focus owners' manual
> >> in tire rotation with other sources. In Ford site's owners' manual
[quoted text clipped - 23 lines]
> same side. Front to back, back to front, to maintain the tire
> manufacturers instructions.

Obviously the tires that have tread designs that are specifically
designed and marked to turn in a specific direction can only be
mounted on hubs that turn in that direction. However at cost one
can cross rotate these types of tire by remounting the tires on
the rims in the opposite direction and mount them on the hubs on
the other side of the car.

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John in the sand box of Marylands eastern shore.

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newsgroups01REMOVEME@intertainia.com - 03 Jan 2005 22:36 GMT

>> >> I am confused at the conflicting description of Focus owners' manual
>> >> in tire rotation with other sources. In Ford site's owners' manual
[quoted text clipped - 30 lines]
>the rims in the opposite direction and mount them on the hubs on
>the other side of the car.

Yeah you made the point, at cost. Plus I'm sure the tires are
designed to berotated front to back, back to front, if the tread is
designed only for one direction of rotation. Plust, de-rimming, and
re-rimming could limit the life of the tire overall.

I'll live without the criss-crossing.

thx,

tom @ www.ChopURL.com

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