Why Car Servicing Is Good for Your Tyres
The fact is that tyres are often neglected. You wouldn't be the only motorist who fails to inspect their tyres as regularly as they should. Tyres ought to be pumped up to the car manufacturer's recommended level every few thousand miles or so to make sure they are in optimal condition. All too often, the only time some cars' tyres are inflated is when the vehicle goes in for its annual service. Don't put off the job of pumping up your tyres and get into the habit of doing so every few times you fill up with fuel. You'll be able to drive with a much greater fuel efficiency on the road if you do so. Properly inflated tyres aside, what else will a car mechanic pick up on with respect to your car's wheels during a service?
Tread Depth
One of the most important things that a car service will include you is a proper check of the tread depth. Even if you do this yourself from time to time, it is hard to confirm a good amount of tread for the entire circumference of each wheel. You need to move forward and backward a little to gain access to all parts of your tyres and you might easily check the same part of the tyre again and again, thereby missing problem patches. When your car is serviced fully it will either be raised off the ground allowing, full access to each tyre, or viewed from an inspection pit, which makes the job much easier.
Wheel Alignment
These days, many trained mechanics will use computer equipment to see how far your wheels have moved out of alignment with one another. A quick alteration of your car's tracking may be all that is needed to have them lined up properly with each other. This is important for tyres because misaligned wheels will wear the rubber down quicker than ones which are parallel to each other.
Stratification and Bulges
When your car is serviced, its tyres will be inspected for two important things — stratification and bulges. These are two symptoms of the same thing. If bulges or scratch-like marks are found on the sides of your tyres, then it usually means that they are starting to come apart. As the rubber your car's tyres is made from gets older, it can start to split. If so, stratification of the tyre may come about on its sidewall. In other cases, the air inside the tyre simply starts to bulge out. You should have tyres like this replaced immediately. Spotting these issues at an early stage is not easy unless you are a trained professional with experience of servicing cars.
Don't neglect your tyres and make sure you go in for regular car service to keep your vehicle in better condition.