Vauxhall Monterey Tyre Wear

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Mon 17 Jan 2005 12:17
Vauxhall Monterey Tyre Wear - rg
Folks,

My 3.1 Monterey (rebadged Trooper) has just passed the MOT (aahhh...!), but with an advisory on the front tyre.

It's down to 1.5mm on the inner edge of the O/S/F, but has 10+ across the rest. Enough to trap a small mammal, in fact.

The outer edge of the N/S/F has some significant "rounding" as well, but not as bad as the inner edge of the other one.

There is a small amount of play in the steering box, but this should not affect tyre wear, plus the MOT should have brought up any wear in anything else. Tyres are BFG semi-knobblies.

It looks like a classic tracking problem, but my local tyre independent (Derek Campbell in Yarm) has checked it and says that it's spot on.

He says that body roll can be a contributory factor, camber, and the fact that we go clockwise around roundabouts. I seem to recall that this is true of the Citroen Xantia as well..

Now, if this was some typical tyre place, I would seriously doubt their explanations, but I've been using them for around fifteen years, and they about as far away from a fast fit outfit as you can get in terms of skill and advice. At least their staff have started shaving.

Has anyone else had a similar experience on their 4 x 4?

Cheers

rg
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Mon 17 Jan 2005 13:13
Vauxhall Monterey Tyre Wear - Ex-Moderator
Yes, on the Landcruiser. But I've no idea why and it wasn't as dramatic as the differences across yours.

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Fri 21 Jan 2005 18:18
Vauxhall Monterey Tyre Wear - rg
Hello Mark!

Thanks for the reply.

On reflection, the fronts have fairly scabby alloys, and have generally run slightly underinflated for extended periods. A contributory factor?

rg

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