Uncle Tom's Motoring Centres
Tel: 01279 218701
St. James Centre
Harlow,
CM20 2SX
Get your tyre care doubts cleared and get other tips from Uncle Tom's Motoring Centres. Our professionals provide tyre care assistance for you. Contact us on 01279 218701 for assistance with your tyre care needs. Talk to us or bring your car around to understand how we can help with tyre care. Let Uncle Tom's Motoring Centres make tyre care in Harlow as simple as possible.
The condition of the tyres on your car is crucial as they are the vehicle's only point of contact with the road. Neglecting to check your tyres is a danger to yourself and others on the road. An inspection of your car tyres at least once a month is a good idea. Getting your car tyres inspected by an expert is necessary if you are unsure about their condition. Read this tyre safety guide from Uncle Tom's Motoring Centres in Harlow.
The first part of checking your tyres is to do an overall inspection, including inner and outer sidewalls. Cuts, cracks and lumps are warning signs that indicate the need to replace the tyre. Measure tread depth and check all tyre pressures. Inspect the tyres for irregular wearing, and also examine the spare tyre. In Harlow, be aware that a worn tyre reduces the impact of braking, steering and acceleration.
The tyres may not look flat but they may be under-inflated, so check the pressures once every two weeks. Always check pressures only when the tyres are cold, and refer to the vehicle manual for the correct pressures to be maintained. Over or under inflation usually causes uneven wearing across the tyre surface, so look out for that. If there is wearing only on one edge of the tyre, it is an indication of poor wheel alignment. If the wheel alignment is off, some specialist assistance in Harlow can set it right.
If the wheel is not properly balanced, it can cause shaking and mechanical damage. Measure the depth of the tyre tread in the principal grooves and ensure that tyres have a depth of more than 1.6mm. Braking distances increase as the tread depth reduces, so replace the tyres when the tread depth reaches 3.0mm. Inspect the spare tyre periodically to make sure that it is in good condition. If you follow all of these tips from Uncle Tom's Motoring Centres, then your car tyres will never be a worry for you in Harlow.