Important! : uneven wear rear tyres

1. tomoaks Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Croydon "In`it" Posts: 163 Got "y" reg saxo VTR, is a nice looking motor.

   #1 10th March 2012, 07:48

   Hi all
   
   as the title suggests. would this point to rear axle wear or could it be something else??
   
   
   tom
2. AJ-K Established Member Joined: Feb 2010 Cambridgeshire Posts: 1627 2x Audi TT's & 145bhp VTS (Current)

   #2 10th March 2012, 08:07

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by tomoaks Hi all as the title suggests. would this point to rear axle wear or could it be something else?? tom

   Yes mate check the play while the car is jacked up just to confirm though
3. Andy_K Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2004 in the garage trying to fix the car Posts: 5882 Mondeo st tdci & Supercharged vts

   #3 10th March 2012, 08:49

   depends how then tyres have worn.
   
   on one side more than the other? Inside edges? outside edges? middle of tread? both outside edges?
4. tomoaks Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Croydon "In`it" Posts: 163 Got "y" reg saxo VTR, is a nice looking motor.

   #4 10th March 2012, 17:01

   just on the outside edges, the outter edges are shiney basically
5. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #5 10th March 2012, 18:27

   have they been used on the front in the past, as usually when the beam is worn its the inner edges that wear quickest
6. tomoaks Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Croydon "In`it" Posts: 163 Got "y" reg saxo VTR, is a nice looking motor.

   #6 10th March 2012, 22:45

   think i may swap them all round and see if it makes a difference,
7. user_16254 Established Member Joined: Jun 2007 Belfast Posts: 1001 red 1.0 wonder

   #7 10th March 2012, 22:47

   both outside edges? as in inner and outer of the one tyre
8. tomoaks Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Croydon "In`it" Posts: 163 Got "y" reg saxo VTR, is a nice looking motor.

   #8 10th March 2012, 22:59

   nope just on the outer.
9. link_heroz Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2011 Loughborough Posts: 760 Black MK2 Saxo VTR 02

   #9 10th March 2012, 23:06

   Have you checked the tracking?
10. tomoaks Infrequent Poster Joined: Oct 2011 Croydon "In`it" Posts: 163 Got "y" reg saxo VTR, is a nice looking motor.

    #10 10th March 2012, 23:14

    that would only cause the fronts as you cant "track" the rear due to the torsion bar
11. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

    #11 11th March 2012, 11:42

    yes but if the rear tyres have been run on the front at any time, they may be worn as you describe due to track being out