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    Whitewall tires or white sidewall (WSW) tires are tires having a stripe or entire sidewall of white rubber. These tires were most commonly used from the...
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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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    compartment in the right-hand wing. Spare wheel cover Continental tire Flat tire Whitewall tire "OED Online main entry text frame". Bl.uk. Retrieved 24 July...
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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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    ornamentation that includes whitewall or red-line inserts as well as tire lettering. The shoulder is that part of the tire at the edge of the tread as...
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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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  • Whitewalls may refer to: Whitewall tires A shopping street in Swansea City Centre, Wales, United Kingdom This disambiguation page lists articles associated...
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    rear-mounted tire appears on Jeep Wrangler and Mercedes-Benz G-Class vehicles to facilitate easy access when off-road. Fender skirts Whitewall tire Spare wheel...
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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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    Tire recycling, or rubber recycling, is the process of recycling waste tires that are no longer suitable for use on vehicles due to wear or irreparable...
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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 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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    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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    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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  • Goodrich and Uniroyal bias-ply and radial whitewall tires for collector automobiles. The company was originally a tire and service center founded in 1958 by...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    Presta valve (category Tires)
    The Presta valve (also French valve (FV) or Sclaverand valve) is a type of tire valve commonly found on high pressure bicycle inner tubes and is commonly...
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    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 that they...
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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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    inch GMC straight-six gasoline engine and automatic transmission, whitewall tires and a prominent, high-mounted, centrally located driver command position...
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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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    Retread (redirect from Retread tire)
    re-manufacturing process for tires that replace the tread on worn tires. Retreading is applied to casings of spent tires that have been inspected and...
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    Archived from the original on 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022. "F1® tires". Pirelli. 6 March 2021. "Pirelli to continue as Formula 1's exclusive tyre...
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    Schrader valve (category Tires)
    The Schrader valve (also called American valve) is a type of pneumatic tire valve used on virtually every motor vehicle in the world today. The Schrader...
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    rolling drag, is the force resisting the motion when a body (such as a ball, tire, or wheel) rolls on a surface. It is mainly caused by non-elastic effects;...
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