tread

Regarding the MoT tyre tread requirements I've read: "The grooves of the tread pattern are not at least 1.6mm throughout a continuous band comprising -The central three-quarters of the breadth of tread, and -Round the entire outer circumference of the tyre" So my question is, how does the...

I'm beginning my search for some winter tyres. New they are £40 for a budget brand or £60 for premium. On Ebay a s/h pair is £60 +P&P with 6.6mm and 7.7mm. But how much tread was on these tyres when new? I've recently read that in New Zealand winter tyres must have a minimum tread depth of...

Had blow by on number 1 injector Cleaned everything up with Oven cleaner, to get rid of the carbon deposits. injector came out fairly easy. Cleaned the bore and mating face with wet&dry glued to the end of a clutch alignment tool - worked very well Cleaned injector and mating face by...

It was safety inspection time recently on the Viano and I got an advisory for rear tyre wear. They are now less than 3mm apparently. I've ordered a pair of the same, Goodyear Eagle NCT5's as the current ones have done just shy of 58000 miles. I could probably get another 3 or 4 thousand from...

Hi, Got the unfortunate news that I have a nail in one of my tyres today and it can't be repaired!!! :mad: Looking at some ebay replacements but not sure what difference the tread pattern makes - some have a v tread and some don't, some have a centre channel and some don't!? What is the...

where do you measure tread wear from and at what point does the measurement run of at the sides, if the tracking has been out and worn the sides this can render the tyre worn out but how worn and how far in if that makes sense.

Interesting little video clip on tyre tread depth on the autoexpress site. http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ Evidently 3mm is minimum tread depth for decent grip in wet conditions. watch the video and make your own mind up.

Another quicky chaps and chapesses .... When you buy a tyre, what is the typical (new) depth of the tread before you start driving on it ? How many miles do you reckon a tyre with 7 mm of tread left has done ?

Found a screw in one of my tyre treads. I pulled it out and it doesn't appear to have gone through all the way through the tyre. There is no audible leak nor any loss of tyre pressure. Is it safe to continue driving on this tyre? Or will I risk having a blow-out on the motorway? I thought...

Just noticed that both my rear types are worn in the centre, below 2 mm. The outer section of tread is 4 - 5 mm deep. The tyres pressures are 32-34 psi, well below the max/high speed pressure. Any ideas why this has happened ? MOT in 2 weeks.

I was initially concerned when I saw that my tyres did not have tread right across the width???:confused: Then I looked them up on the Internet and found that this was normal. Not only that they get a very good write-up.:cool: Continental Premium Contact 225/55 R16 95W A)...

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