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Old 4th May 2008, 00:45   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Jaggu View Post
Are you sure? My logic says it will either still pull to LT or NOT pull to right, rather drive straight.
No Jaggu, if the pull is due to defective tyres then the car will start pulling to whatever side the defective tyres are mounted on. If you mount them on the left, the car will pull left & vice-versa. However, the pull will be more pronounced in once direction & less pronounced in the other direction but it'll definitely be there.

Reason most probably is that when we switch the sides on tyres the inside/outside side of the tyres gets flipped too right? So if it the pull was happening due to defect on the tyre making the car pull to the left when it was mounted on the left side then when we mount the same tyre on the right the defective part should go towards the right side. Hence, the right side pull. Hope it makes sense.

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Ishan: if the problem is solved with tyre rotation , then what should be the future course of action ? Should he continue with the same tyres in their respective positions ? Or a tyre change is inevitable ?
Then don't rotate them again all around. Simply swap the front two to rear two & vice-versa. Tyre change though is inevitable over a course of time since the condition of the defective tyre will only worsen.
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