paul-the-limey

Hi,

I have a C240 Auto and am finding that the nearside rear tire is wearing out much more quickly than the offside. The wear across each tire is quite even so I don';t think it's the tracking. At the front the tyre wear is even.


Any ideas?

My initial thought was that it was due to the nearside wheel spinning more in the dust at the sides of the English country lanes.


Cheers,


Paul
UK

Luke@tirerack

could be an alignment issue

paul-the-limey

Hi Luke,

Thx for that. If it was alignment then would the wear be even across the whole tread on the tire in question?

Thanks,

Paul

Luke@tirerack

with a incorrect toe setting the wear could very possibly be even across the tread

KWiK

what is nearside? farside?

Luke@tirerack

nearside= driverside
farside = passenger side

atleast that's the way I think it is meant

paul-the-limey

Hi,

In the UK:

Nearside = side nearest the kerb
Offside = side nearest the middle of the road

I think!!! or is it the other way round :-))

My worn tyre was on the kerb side.

Luke@tirerack

left or right side of the car???

paul-the-limey

Hi,

Left side/passenger side/side nearest kerb (i'm in the UK which may have caused the confusion.

KWiK

OK, I think I know which wheel now.

The right-side/driver-side(UK)/street-side(UK) tire will wear a bit faster than the left-side on rear wheel drive cars. This is normal since the right-side wheel is the main drive wheel. The wear difference isn't much, but will be noticable.