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Timely Tire Tips From The Car Care Council

Two items often missing from a car's glove compartment are basic ownership tools: the owner's manual and a tire gauge. One has been described as the most widely published and least read of all American literature. The tire gauge, more familiar to most motorists, seldom is found among the lipsticks, credit card stubs and sunglasses generally found in a (so called) glove compartment.

As emphasized in the Car Care Council's illustrated pamphlet on tires, “if you don't own a tire gauge, put it at the top of your ‘must buy' list. This inexpensive device measures the air pressure in the tire, and when used regularly, can save its cost hundreds of times over. Underinflated tires wear more rapidly at the outer edges; overinflated tires wear at the center of the tread.

In addition to extending tire life, proper inflation helps save fuel. An underinflated tire consumed more energy due to its rolling resistance. It also hampers steering and stability on the road.

Another gauge owned by the more conscientious vehicle owners in a tread depth gauge. As the term implies, it is used to measure the depth of the groove in tire's tread. When that measurement is less than 2/32” it is time to replace that tire. Worn tread leads to hydroplaning on rain covered roads, a phenomenon where the tire actually loses contact with the road surface. It feels like driving on ice.

Incorrect tire inflation and excessive wear are two of the leading causes for failure in vehicle check lanes during National Car Care Month (October).

The Council's pamphlet includes information on tire rotation, puncture repair and wheel alignment. For a free copy send a stamped, self-addressed envelope to: Car Care Council, 42 Park Drive, Dept. PK98-TIRE, Port Clinton, OH 43452.

Brought to you as a public service by Car Care Council. Visit their web site: www.carcarecouncil.org.

If you change your own oil, be sure you dispose of it properly. Take it to where you bought your oil or to a service facility that recycles it. The oil filter should be recycled as well.