Rear Tyres Feathering

[donweather]

Looks like your toe's were out more than anything.

And gee, it's not like a stealer to talk cr@p!!!

But if the stealer was talking crap and the alignment guy reckons the tyres are fine, surely you could visibly see if the tyres were/are feathering when the stealer told you about it? Didn't the stealer at least point out visually where the tyres were "supposedly" feathering when you picked the car up from the stealer?

[Fourwinds]

Looks like your toe's were out more than anything.

And gee, it's not like a stealer to talk cr@p!!!

But if the stealer was talking crap and the alignment guy reckons the tyres are fine, surely you could visibly see if the tyres were/are feathering when the stealer told you about it? Didn't the stealer at least point out visually where the tyres were "supposedly" feathering when you picked the car up from the stealer?

The tyres look OK to me (but I am know expert). I just walk out in disgust that they were to lazy to rotate the tyres.

[brad]

I think he's set it up with a bit much toe-in Front & Rear - I'd aim for 2mm.

I would have shifted the front x-member a fraction to reverse the front camber readings (more on the LHS is better).

A fraction less camber on the rear - as close to 0.8 as you can get but equal on both sides.


Did the aligner x-rotate the tyres for you as well?

[Fourwinds]

I think he's set it up with a bit much toe-in Front & Rear - I'd aim for 2mm.

I would have shifted the front x-member a fraction to reverse the front camber readings (more on the LHS is better).

A fraction less camber on the rear - as close to 0.8 as you can get but equal on both sides.


Did the aligner x-rotate the tyres for you as well?

Hi Brad

All those numbers mean nothing to me, I am a total novice regarding wheel alignment and can only be guided by the so called experts. They did balance and rotate the tyres, and there was know additional tyre noise on the trip home (75 km).

I would say it sounded a bit quieter but probably wishful thinking on my part.


Cheers Fourwinds

[kaanage]

The tyres aren t going to be any noisier on the front than they are on the rear, so that's just a cop out.

I've had the tyres rotated during a service the noise difference was massive due to the scalloping on the former rears (yes, I neglected to rotate the things during the course of their 56,000km life). I was trying to cheap out as I intended to trade in the car shortly after the service but a delay in the shipping of my VW meant that I was forced to get a set new tyres.

[brad]

The noise is no different but you've moved the source relative to your ears & the direction of travel of the vehicle

[afterdarker]

I had a left hand front tyre blowout, clipped a kerb, on CSC2 fitted to vRS wagon MY15, had only 1,000 km so just replaced the tyre. Now I get a bloody annoying hum when over 60 kmh - any advice fellas? Wheel alignment seems critical.

(I had a bad hum or boom on my previous Octavia mkII but fitting Michelins instead of Goodyear Eagle F1s completely cured it) but do not want to replace 4 new tyres on my current vehicle


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[Opie]

If you hit a curb, its possible that you damaged the hub bearing?

[afterdarker]

thanks Opie will get it checked


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