{"id":32,"date":"2013-08-14T19:15:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T18:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2017-08-07T10:17:40","modified_gmt":"2017-08-07T09:17:40","slug":"tyres-tracking","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/?page_id=32","title":{"rendered":"Balancing &#038; Tracking"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Balancing &amp; Tracking<\/h1>\n<div id=\"txt_7\">\n<p>To make this easier to identify, tyre manufacturers mould tread wear indicators (T.W.I)\u00a0into the design of the tyres tread pattern usually at a tread level of 1.6mm. As soon as the tread is worn to the height of the tread wear indicator, the tyre has\u00a0reached the legal minimum tread depth and you should replace the tyre as soon as\u00a0possible.<\/p>\n<p>You should also be aware that there are many different reasons for tyre wear. Your\u00a0\u00a0tyres don&#8217;t just get worn through age and use, but through emergency braking, under-<wbr \/>inflation\u00a0or over-<wbr \/>inflation.\u00a0 And if your wheels are misaligned, one edge of the tyre can wear\u00a0 more rapidly than the other edge.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-83\" alt=\"Wheelbalancing\" src=\"http:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheelbalancing-300x266.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheelbalancing-300x266.jpg 300w, https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Wheelbalancing.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We recommend a weekly walk around the car to check the tread, look for bulges or wear and to check tyre pressures every time you fill the tank.<\/p>\n<p>If you aren\u2019t sure how to check your tyres integrity, just ask one of our mechanics and he can do it for you.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"txt_19\">\n<p>The fact that tyres wear gradually can make it difficult to identify the reduction\u00a0 in performance, so it&#8217;s best to have them checked regularly and preferably by an\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 expert. It is the driver&#8217;s responsibility to ensure that the tread on your tyres\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 is not worn beyond the legal minimum limit of 1.6 millimetres.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div id=\"txt_20\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Balancing &amp; Tracking To make this easier to identify, tyre manufacturers mould tread wear indicators (T.W.I)\u00a0into the design of the tyres tread pattern usually at a tread level of 1.6mm. As soon as the tread is worn to the height of the tread wear indicator, the tyre has\u00a0reached the legal minimum tread depth and you [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88,"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32\/revisions\/88"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michaelolearysgarage.ie\/mobile\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}