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.?> 3 Be\ \ Flat : y wear . Wear on May cause excessive juddering through Feather-edge scuffing Cause: Negative or positive camber the steering. Scuffed appearance over entire tread tilt wheels excessively inward or outCause One section of tyre contacts width. ward, causing tyre to run at an angle road with more impact than the rest. Cause: Excessive toe-in or toe-out. to the road. To correct: Balance wheels To correct: Align wheels. To correct: Align wheels. Archie Grippie says: ( Lbadnews... sorts dike having termites J? X. in your tyres? J lf you need Balancing These photos show you extreme examples of tyre wear. Out of balance tyres wear excessively and unevenly, prpducWhy extreme examples? Because limited space causes our ing flat spots and bumpy treads. You get an uncomfortable photos to be rather small. ride and poor handling. Though extreme examples, you'd oe surprised at how frequen- . tiy we see them Balancing is a quick, simple job with the modern, scientifically Examine each one closely. Learn how to recognise the srgns P recise balancing equipment used at Firestone Tyre Services, o* tyre abuse Poor balance often results from other problems, such as worn You can save yourself money by knowing how to read a tyre bushings, loose ball joints or idler arm, faulty shock absorbers, that's wearing differently from the other tyres on your car |f problems are in evidence, we'll point them out. We These are the most common signs. Our expert, trained staff don't do this to sell you something or pick up an extra dollar, can read the others |f work is necessary, we urge you to have it done anywhere If you have a tyre that s wearing in a pecul- you wish J Jk iar pattern that you don't understand, drive it to your nearest We're in business for three reasons. (1) To save you and our irestone Tyre Services. other customers money on tyres, (2) to give you skilled, more C *) / courteous service than you're apt to receive elsewhere, and a Nowyou're talking j tohe| p yougetabetterndeand,on 9 ert v re mileages. mylanguage! jS >*—^***-^ z Ask us fora F e af No-Obligation Examination > e Ask us for advice. No obligation, no matter Q Jr J where you bought your tyres. c .-.a an Or if you're fitting new tyres, while they're being ~ ober! I mounted, study our pile of worn out take-off tyres. . ur us, " ess ,s J I See if you can detect which ones delivered full value and 1® tyre usiness. whtch ones died young ... and why. just those serves that directly affect tyre performance. If you need wheel alignment If your wheels aren’t in proper alignment, your tyres G)) * W will wear out faster than they should. Positive Camber Toe Out That's the reason, the only reason, we provide align- /W&rf "ntIWA tSW\&F? ment service in some of our outlets. //// {HP ' |fj We do the job right, with high speed electronic equipment. .. „ , WL/ Negative Camber Toe in alinnmetnt aHaptc twro uuoar That's really why you have your wheels balanced and aligned, nUW dliyill lIUIII aII Cl»lO lyl C VVKuI -f or y Our own safety (and that of others), to save money, to Every tyre i. designed to put a solid flat footprint on th. 9*’ a be,,er nde. road, with car weight distributed evenly over every squart centimetre of the footprint. We look forward to seeing you at Firestone Tyre Services. And the tread is mtended to roll freely, straight ahead. Remember, we'll give you a no-obligation appraisal of your The diagrams are exaggerated deliberately to get the point tyres and the condition they're in. across visually. If one tyre is going northeast and the other northwest, you're not only going to scrub off tread rubber when you drag due north, but also you're going to burn up more gasoline than you Incorrect camber doesn’t affect gas mileage but it ' does move the centre of gravity to the outside or inside of the tread. This ndt only causes the tread a > I tn wea'out too qu'ckiy on one side. bu» increases <ft T'fll NN TIRc ScßwllatK ■ your chances of skidding in wet weather, W Ir y 5 y' — 7r_ mbIIIIVbv B Get your wheels balanced and aligned a— " Firestone Tyre Services 55 Moo,ebouse Ave. Phone 66-472 or 73-795, Christchurch. or Firestone Tyre Service outlets throughout New Zealand. Ask about wheel balancing and alignment at

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