Tame the Tire Eating Monster
This letter was a good reminder that your car is always communicating with you in its own way.
Hi Matthew, I think I need to have the frame of my car straightened. My tires are going bald on one side and it's gotten to the point that I think I should pay to have the frame repaired rather than keep buying tires. Any advice is appreciated! -- Janice
Janice, a bent or twisted frame can cause your tires to wear unevenly, but there are far more common causes than that. If your car was in a serious accident, you might check the frame, but most likely the problem is in your suspension. Even a pothole can cause part of your suspension to bend or knock itself out of adjustment, making your car a tire-eating machine. Have your alignment checked first, then you can go from there to get to the source of your premature tire wear.
please help. young female, on my own, trying to fix my raggedy car myself due to the economy and little money. i’m not too dumb but know little about cars yet feel i can do anything i put my mind to. i found the instructions on how to disable the theft alarm on my 1992 chrysler fifth avenue (it won’t turn off) but don’t know how to locate a floor console from a fuse box. can you help or where would i find an online diagram pointing me to the correct parts.
thanking you in advance.
AD
check your owners manual or a chilton’s or haynes manual.
the library WILL help, there you can read CHILTONS and other books, get busy!
if you go to auto zone store or advance auto parts web sites you can look this up under do it yourself repairs. one has the Chilton’s book the has the Hayne’s book.
I have a 2000 ford Ranger,v-6,auto.a/c. My problem is while I’m riding along, I feel a stutter in the drive line. It is not the motor as it is very smooth running. It feels like a skip. When I turned the a/c off it seemed to clear up. Could the a/c compressor cutting on and off be causing this? It is a real noticeable skip. Any info. would be helped very much. Thank you !
It’s the compressor coming on and off. Try this, drive along and coast, then while coasting, switch the aircon on (max cold setting before switching on the blower). You should feel a click or skip, or whatever you meant. Then, turn off the AC completely and again, you’ll feel the click etc again.
Im not exactly a car buff but a problem stired me to get involved (someone was letting the air out of my tires). Who knew that you could buy locking valve covers for your tire valves? Well I got on Ebay and found them. I won the bid and waited 3 weeks for them to come from China. They are terrific. A great solution to a frustrating problem