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Car Maintenance Tips – tyre checks to be aware of

Posted on 31. Jul, 2009 by admin in Car maintenance guides

It is important to regularly check that your car tyres are in good working order. It can be dangerous to drive your car with very worn tyres and also when they are under inflated due to issues with grip and handling. Tyre pressure is very important so you should check your car manual for the recommended tyre pressure as this varies with different models of cars. The correct pressure can also often be found inside the petrol filler cap. Top up your tyres with air at least once a month and ensure that the spare tyres are checked as well and topped up to the right pressure so that they are ready if and when you should need them.

Motorists can buy a tyre pressure gauge from motor supplies shops so you don’t need to rely on going to the garage to check this. These are generally available at reasonable prices and they are very useful to check when your tyres are due for a replacement.

Check the tyres for wear and tear, including cuts or bulges. Also check that the correct tread depth is in place. This is generally 1.6mm across the central ¾ reserve of the tyre and around the outer circumference.

Many of us know how inconvenient it can be to change a tyre, especially if you do it yourself instead of calling your breakdown service.  There are four items that you should carry with you to help make the experience of changing a tyre when you are on a journey as stress-free as possible. These include a pair of gloves to keep the hands warm and clean and a couple of old sheets of cloth. One of these sheets can be put down on the road to help keep your clothes clean and the other to wrap up the dirty tyre before putting it back into the boot. An anorak will also be handy if you end up having to change a tyre in the rain as well as a fully recharged or even re-chargeable torch in case you have to do it in the dark.

Other essential tools you should make sure you carry with you in the car include a wheel nut key to remove the security bolts fitted to some car tyres. Practice doing this process in your own driveway or garden as this is a better place to learn than in the dark or rain on a busy road side. This will help you to learn where all the main things are including the jacking points on the underside of your car.

Watch the video related to car maintenance

When flushing power steering fluid in a car, it helps to move the steering wheel side-to-side to make more fluid spew out. Flush new power steering fluid with the engine on with help from a specialist in car restoration in this free video on car maintenance and auto repairs. Expert: Gabe Braedt Bio: Gabe Braedt currently works restoring car bodies at a local shop. Filmmaker: stephen kuykendall

Help answer the question about car maintenance

If you were given any car in the world?
Just a daydream, but if tou had the choice of being given any car freebies, all insurance, maintenance & running costs included, what would it be ?

Oh I can hear minds gravitating to the Ferraris & Bentleys new or classic.

I suppose, on consideration, I would go for a Buggatti Royale.
Well, they only made 6 of them, and the last one to surface for public auction fetched over $40m.

The rest are hidden somewhere, but I would not hide it away in storage to stand and gaze at. I would drive the beast around.

Perhaps you have a favourite, no expense spared car.
What would it be ?

Dream away !

Bob.

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Veronica Jewell is an Internet technologist who writes on a variety of topics including car finance and car loans.

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