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2. Tire maintenance - Wikipedia

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   Tire maintenance for motor vehicles is based on several factors. The chief reason for tire replacement is friction from moving contact with road surfaces, causing the tread on the outer perimeter of tires to eventually wear away. When the tread depth becomes too shallow, like for example below 3.2 mm (4/32 in), the tire is worn out and should ...

3. Flat tire - Wikipedia

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   A flat tire can be repaired by a patch or plug; [4] or the tire may repair itself. Self-sealing tires work on punctures up to a certain size. Patch repair is commonly used in a repair shop. Some may not patch a worn tire if: the hole is close to a previous patch; there are already more than two patches; the puncture requires more than two ...

4. Bead breaker - Wikipedia

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   This style of tool has a pointed foot that sits on the sidewall and enters the space between the tire bead and lip of the rim, and a padded clamp that screws into position. The ram foot is then actuated by another screw, breaking the bead loose. Because the tool is clamped in place, it cannot slide down the sidewall and damage the tire.

5. Whitewall tire - Wikipedia

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   Whitewall tires or white sidewall (WSW) tires are tires having a stripe or entire sidewall of white rubber. These tires were most commonly used from the early 1900s to around the mid 1980s. These tires were most commonly used from the early 1900s to around the mid 1980s.

6. Ways You're Ruining Your Car and Don't Even Know It - AOL

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   Everyone knows to get their oil changed and to pump the right kind of gas for their vehicle, but you might be killing your car in other, more subtle ways.

7. Michelin PAX System - Wikipedia

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   With conventional tires, low tire pressure can be noticed due to sidewall deformation; With reinforced sidewall zero-pressure run-flat type tires, there is no warning when a tire was going flat. This low or no-pressure condition was almost impossible to detect by the driver with a zero pressure run flat, until the tire failed.