and maintenance of tires is about inspecting for wear and damage on tires so that adjustments or measures can be made to take better care of the tires so...
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Tire balance, also called tire unbalance or tire imbalance, describes the distribution of mass within an automobile tire or the entire wheel (including...
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A tire iron (also tire lever or tire spoon) is a specialized metal or plastic tool used in working with tires. Tire irons have not been in common use...
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vulcanized rubber. The first Goodyear tires became popular because they were easily detachable and required little maintenance. Though Goodyear had been manufacturing...
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explained to customers. Consumers' use and maintenance choices like tire rotation and alignment affect tire wear and safety of operation. Manufacturers...
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Reinalt-Thomas Corporation, doing business as Discount Tire and America's Tire, is an independent tire and wheel retailer. It operates in 38 of the lower...
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A tire-pressure monitoring system (TPMS) monitors the air pressure inside the pneumatic tires on vehicles. A TPMS reports real-time tire-pressure information...
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world. With over 1 billion tires manufactured worldwide annually, the tire industry is a major consumer of natural rubber. Tire factories start with bulk...
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tire (also spelled as tubeless tyre in Commonwealth English) is a pneumatic tire that does not require a separate inner tube. Unlike pneumatic tires which...
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A flat tire (British English: flat tyre) is a deflated pneumatic tire, which can cause the rim of the wheel to ride on the tire tread or the ground potentially...
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A spare tire (or stepney in some countries) is an additional tire (or tyre - see spelling differences) carried in a motor vehicle as a replacement for...
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A tire (British spelling: tyre) is a ring-shaped component that surrounds a wheel's rim to transfer a vehicle's load from the axle through the wheel to...
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Uniform Tire Quality Grading, commonly abbreviated as UTQG, is a set of standards for passenger car tires that measures a tire's treadwear, temperature...
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The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road or the ground. As tires are used, the tread is...
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Tire rotation is the practice of moving the wheels and tires of an automobile from one position to another, to ensure even tire wear. Even tire wear extends...
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A central tire inflation system (CTIS) is a system to provide control over the air pressure in each of a vehicle's tires as a way to improve performance...
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Tires, LLC., is a tire and auto service shop headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. Big O Tires is one of North America's largest retail tire franchisors...
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A tire changer is a machine used to help tire technicians dismount and mount tires with automobile wheels. After the wheel and tire assembly are removed...
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Circle of forces (redirect from Tire drag)
tire and the road surface. The diagram below shows the tire from above, so that the road surface lies in the xy-plane. The vehicle to which the tire is...
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A tire-pressure gauge, or tyre-pressure gauge, is a pressure gauge used to measure the pressure of tires on a vehicle. Proper tire pressure is crucial...
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Tire fires are events that involve the combustion of large quantities of tires, usually waste tires, typically in locations where they are stored, dumped...
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Contact patch (category Tires)
vehicle's tire that is in actual contact with the road surface. It is commonly used in the discussion of pneumatic (i.e. pressurized) tires, where the...
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Aquaplaning (redirect from Hydroplaning (tires))
Aquaplaning or hydroplaning by the tires of a road vehicle, aircraft or other wheeled vehicle occurs when a layer of water builds between the wheels of...
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Valve stem (redirect from Tire valves)
self-contained valve that opens to admit gas to a chamber (such as air to inflate a tire), and is then automatically closed and kept sealed by the pressure in the...
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Automobile repair shop (redirect from Tire shop)
include tire rotation, balancing and repair as well as wheel alignment which can prevent premature tire wear. In the Philippines, roadside tire repair...
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which the tire bead sits. When the tire is properly inflated, the air pressure within the tire keeps the bead in this groove. Reducing tire air pressure...
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A radial tire (more properly, a radial-ply tire) is a particular design of vehicular tire. In this design, the cord plies are arranged at 90 degrees to...
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tire Paddle tire Orange oil tires Whitewall tire Aircraft tire Tundra tire Bicycle tire Tubular tire Lego tire Motorcycle tire Tractor tire Racing slick...
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Express Oil Change & Tire Engineers is an American automotive maintenance brand, with services including its signature 10 minute oil change, in addition...
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of a pneumatic tire. The primary cause for a blowout is encountering an object that cuts or tears the structural components of the tire to the point where...
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