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) HONDA 2008-07
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UNEVEN OR RAPID REAR TIRE WEAR
(On some 2008-07 Civic vehicles (except Si & Hybrid), a combination of the tires and rear suspension
‘geometry may cause rapid uneven rear tite wear ifthe Vehicle is Frequently driven with significant weight in
the vehicle, over undulating surfaces generating high amounts of suspension travel, and Jor abnormally
abrasive road succes. For vehicles experiencing ths conditon, special new rear upper control arms ca
be installed on the rear suspension to change the suspension geometry settings. To correct the problem,
fellow the diagnosis procedure below, and if necessary, use the repair procedure to replace both rear upper
Control arms, and the worn tes,
Claims made for tire replacement as a result of wear caused by this coniton wil equi 4 photographs
‘ofthe read surface, production date, and tread depth to be submitted as part of the claim.
APPLIES TO: 200607 Civie4 door... ALL (excluding Hybrid)
2006-07 Givie2 door... ALL (excluding S)
DIAGNosIS:
41, Make sure the vehicle suspension is not YES- This vehicle already has the
mosified, and that itis equipped with the reveed rear upper cont arms
‘original wheels ané ties, or with genuine letgard ths service bultn a
Mtspension,Thore are no othe exceptions, Peoune (acsden damage, cme
en Te Oe no ner eee habits, alignment, te pressures,
Does the vehicle have the original wheels on),
fos ant suspancion? NO- Continue to Step 3,
VES = Contius to Stee 2 8. Inspect the vehicie's tes.
NO- Disregard this service bulletin and ii ea Ganacive trea avo eased Bos
continue with normal trouble- ecu neretara een
shooting "(accident damage,
alignment, tire pressures, et).
2. Inspect the rear upper contol arms. The
ew arms have a letter °C" painted on thom
8 shown in the folowing plete
+ fro tre rotation procedures have been
performed, inspect only the rear tres.
Uneven fre wear caused by suspension
geometry exhibits one the folowing
symptoms:
2) Inner Edge Wear: More wear is
‘ypically noted on the inner edge in
‘comparison fo the outer edge as shown
in the folowing picture.
Do bath arms have a letter "Cin the
location shown?») Diagonal Wear lines: There are high
tnd low spots on the tre which move
iagonally across the tre
é t
‘Aro the ties on the rear of the vehicle, oF
the rear tres thet have been rotated f0 the
ont of the vehicle. showing signs of
diagonal or ner edge wear?
YES - Continue o Stop 4
NO- The wear is not camber related
Ignore. this service bulletin» and
continue with normal troubleshooting
{accident damage, alignment, tire
pressures, etc).
4. Using a tread depth gauge (See TOOL
INFORMATION), measure and record the
‘depth ofthe tre from the top the tread to the
bottom of one ofthe grooves closest to the
Centra of the tires, Measurements should be
taken in S2nds of an inch, Record this
measurement on the work order 2 twill be
Used later.
5. Basod on the mileage ofthe vehicle andthe
‘read depth you just measured use the
following table o determine ifthe tre wear
rato is abnormal, oF normal anc recors
how many tres have abnormal wear.
Treadep ror)
HEE soma weer
[Pbnormal wear
|s the tre wear rate abnormal?
‘YES- Go to REPAIR PROCEDURE.
NO- The tie wear is normal. Disregard
this service butetin,
Extreme Inner Edge Wear
In some casas, the inner adgo of the tre may
bbe worn to the point where itis heavily fat
spotted or bal. In these cases the tread depth
measurements may not accurately indicate the
tires atthe end of useful life. In those cases;
‘+ Use a value of 2/32" in place of the actual
tread depth and use the same procedure to