New answers tagged tires
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It really depends on the state of the tire, if your tracking is out it can cause irregular wear and that will affect the grip of your tires on the road.
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Things that can cause vibration felt through the steering wheel: (Some of these have already been addressed on your car)
Wheel out of balance. When a tire is installed, weights must be affixed to the rim (wheel, which is not the same thing as the tire) at specific places, determined by the use of a balance machine. If you lose a weight (pretty common in my ...
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No worn out tires will not affect brakes rotors or shocks.
But using this mechanic will affect your wallet in a negative way :)
It is a bad thing when a mechanic uses the customers lack of knowledge to gain more money.
This beeing said it is possible you need to replace brake pads shocks or weel bearings but this is not connected to the wear of your tires....
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The damage is on the most vulnerable part of the tire. It really is not safe to drive it in that condition, especially at high speeds. It is apt to have a blow out and if your travelling with kids and also considering others on the road, I would get it fixed ASAP. As far as the burning smell, there could of been some damage or bent to suspension parts which ...
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Poor misalignment can cause tires to squeal. This can happen if a service was performed on the steering or suspension, and care was not taken to align the tires after the service (and if care was not taken during the service to not throw the alignment completely off).
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You asked,
What causes tires to squeal when turning a corner?
In the literal sense, tires squeal when they begin to slide against the road surface. The rubber sliding on the hard surface is what produces the squealing noise.
The next logical question is, why are my tires starting to slide on the road?
There could be a number of reasons for that. ...
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No the transmission bracket do not break as a result of changing tire pressure.
It is more likely this is a result of not properly adjusting the engine mounts and transmission bracket when your clutch was replaced,or the engine mounts might have started to fail as a result of wear.
I think you should take a look at the engine mounts to see if the rubber is ...
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It would work but you'd need to make sure the thread diameter on the new connector would fit inside the hose once the old connector was removed, otherwise your going to be needing thread reduction adapters etc to help make it fit properly.
On the new connector you just depress the thumb trigger before attaching it to valve, this opens the silver sliding/...
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Actually on many BMWs (the 4-series included) the weight distribution is 50:50 between the front an rear axles. (I think it might be heavier at the rear in the case of the cabriolet)
While weight is one reason that manufacturers will indicate a different tire pressure for a given axle (as you can see when they usually suggest a higher-than-normal pressure ...
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Useful resource here:
Tire Size Calculator
Yes, that smaller size should work and yes, your speedo will read a bit higher than it should due to the smaller diameter of the tires.
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