• INTRO ----LIFE OF THE TYRE DEPENDS

BASICALLY ON THE CARE WE TAKE.IN

BUSES THESE TYRES GIVEN
SATISFACTORY SERVICE FOR 50 TO 60
THOUSAND K M.WHEREAS IN CARS
THEY RUN UP TO 20 TO 30 THOUSAND
K MS.IN CASE THE TYRES HAVE
BEEN PROPERLY LOOKED AFTER
THIS MILEAGE CAN BE DOUBLED
• TO INCREASE THE LIFE LET US
STUDY CERTAIN BASIC MAINTENANCE
RULES
 [AVOID OVER LOADING]
• VHICLE SHOULD BE LOADED UP TO
ITS CAPACITY FIXED BY THE
MANUFACTURER. IN CASE IT IS
OVERLOADED ,OVER AND FAST
WEARING OF PARTS, THE TYRES
RUNS HOT, THE SIDE PLIES OF THE
TYRE WHICE GET LOOSENED WILL
SOON COME OUT & MAKE IT THE
TYRE USELESS AND ALWAYS BE
CORRECTLY LOADED
 WRONG LOADING
• WHILE LOADING THE VEHICLE ,SPECI
ALLY TRUCKS ,CARE SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO PLACE THE LOAD IN THE
CENTRE OF THE BODY. LOAD IN NO
CASE SHOULD BE KEPT AT REAR OR
FRONT OR ON ONE TYRE ONLY AS IT
WILL CAUSE THAT TYRE TO RUN HOT
& FAIL PERMATURELY.
 OVER—INFLATING TYRE
• SOME OF THE DRIVERS, EITHER DUE
TO CURIOSITY OR FOR THE SAKE OF
CARRYING EXTRA LOAD PUT A
LITTLE EXTRA PRESSURE IN TYRE .
THIS IS A TOTALLY WRONG
PRESUMPTION AS OVER-INFLATED
TYRES NEITHER GET EXTRA
CAPACITY TO BEAR THE LOAD NOR
ARE MADE STRONG
 UNDER INFLATING
• SOME TIME THE DRIVERS DO NOT
PAY ATTENTION TO PROPERLY
INFLATE THE TYRES &RUN IT IS LESS
AIR . UNDER SUCH CIRCUMSTANCES
TREAD IN THE CENTRE OF CROWN IS
SLIGHTLY LIFTED UP .WHILE BOTH
SHOULDERS GET BULGED OUT THIS
BULGING OUT OF THE SHOULDETR
MAKES THE CORD LOOSE INSIDE THE
TYRE RUNS HOT RESULTING IN
PREMATURE FAILURE
 HOW TO PREVENT COSTLY
UNDER INFLATION FAILURES
[1 ] MAKE SURE THAT TYRES ARE
INFLATED
TO THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE–
CHECK REGULARLY.
[2 ]SEE THAT VALVE CAPS ARE SCREWED
ON TIGHTLY.
• [3] CHECK FOR SLOW LEAKS WHEN
EVER AIR PRESSURE SHOWS A
DECIDED DROP.
• [4] GET THE SLOW LEAK REPAIRED
QUICKLY OR REPLACE DEFECTIVE
VALVE. ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT
TYRES ARE COSTLY WHILE AIR IS
FREE.
 WHEEL BALANCING
• A WHEEL WHICH IS NOT PROPERLY
BALANCED MAY SET UP ALARMING
VIBRATION WHICH CAN EFFECT
STEERING CONTROL EVEN AT SLOW
SPEED. WHEEL TYRE & TUBE ARE
CHECKED AS ONE UNIT FOR WHEEL
BALANCING BEFORE THE VEHICLE
MOVE OUT OF THE FACTORY.
• BUT NEVER-THE –LESS IN THE
EVENT TO TYRE WEAR ,TYRE
REPAIR, ACCIDENT OR ONCE THE
TYRE IS REMOVED FROM THE RIM IT
IS NECESSARY TO GET IT
REBALANCE
 THERE ARE TWO TYPE OF
BALANCING
• [A] STATIC---STATIC BALANCE CAN BE
DONE WHEN THE WHEEL IS
STATIONARY
• [B] DYNAMIC– FOR DY NAMICALLY
BALANCING OF WHEEL SPECIAL
EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED WHICH
TELLS HOW MUCH WEIGHT IS TO BE
CLIPPED ON BOTH SIDE OF RIM
 BLEEDING OF TYRES
• AFTER COMING FROM A LONG
JOURNEY CHECKING THE TYRE
PRESSURE AND SETTING IT RIGHT
• BY REDUCING THE PRESSURE . THIS IS
WRONG PRACTICE. AIR PRESSURE
SHOULD NOT BE CHECKED WHEN TYRE
IS HOT . ALLOW IT TO COOL DOWN &
THEN CHECK THE TYRE PRESSURE
•
 DRIVING HABITS
• DRIVING HABITS PLAY AN IMPORTANT
ROLE TO INCREASE OR DECEREASE
THE LIFE OF THE TYRE [1] TAKING
SHARP TURNS AT HIGH SPEED [2]
CARELESS DRIVING MAKING THE WHEEL
RUB AGAINST PEDESTRIAN STONES OR
MAKING THE WHEEL RIDE ON IT .

•
• [3] FAST RUNNING ON ROUGHT
STONY ROAD.
• [4] FAST RUNNING VEHICLE .
• [5] USING OF HARSH BRAKES
[6]STARTING THE VEHICLE WITH
SUDDEN ACCELERATION TO MAKE
THE TYRE SPIN.
• [7] EXCESSIVE USEB OF BRAKE.
 MATCHING OF TYRES
• IN TRUCKS & BUSES WHERE DUAL
WHEELS ARE FITTED ON THE REAR
AXLE,THE HEIGHT OF BOTH THE
• TYRES SHOULD BE THE SAME.
[FACTORS THAT WILL PREVENT
EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF LOAD
BETWEEN TWO TYRES OF DUAL
ASSEMBLY ARE .
• [A]. THE RELATIVE DIAMETER OF
TWIN TYRES
• [B] THE AMOUNT OF AIR PRESSURE
IN EACH TYRE
• [C] THE CROWN OR CONTOUR OF
ROAD .
• [D] LOOSE WHEEL BEARINGS
• [E] AXLE SAG.
 MECHANICAL FAULTS
• ANY DEFECTS IN VEH SPECIALLY IN
STEERING SYSTEM ACCELERATES
TYRE WEAR . A GOOD MECHANIC CAN
FINE OUT THE FAULT IN THE
SYSTEM BY CHECKING TYRE WEAR
PATTERN.
 ROTATION OF TYRES
• IT HAS BEEN OBSERVED THAT TYRE
WEAR ON ALL THE TYRES IS NOT
EQUAL. FOR INSTANCE, SLIGHT
ADJUSTMENT IN STEERING
GEOMETRY WILL CAUSE FASTER
WEAR OF FRONT TYRES WHEREAS
REAR TYRE WILL WEAR DUE TO
EXCESSIVE & SEVERE BRAKING.
• TO INCREASE TYRE LIFE TYRE
POSITION SHOULD BE CHANGED AT
EACH SERVIC OR IN SSB VEH TYRE
ROTATION CARRY OUT EACH 4000
KM NYLON TYRE & 3200 KM
NORMAL RUBBER TYRE .
•STORING OF
TYRES
• IN CASE THE VHECILE IS NOT TO BE
USED FOF SHORT TIME THEN ALL
THE WHEELS SHOULD BE JACKED
UP, & PRESSURE REDUCED .IN CASE
VEH IS NOT TO BE USED FOR A
LONG TIME THEN ALL THE TYRES
SHOULD BE REMOVED & STORED
AT A DARK ,COOL PLACE AWAY
FROM ,DUST AND SUN .
 CARE & MAINTENANCE OF
TUBE
• TUBE IS ALSO OF THE VITAL PARTS OF
TYRE ASSEMBLY & REQUIRE EQUAL
CAER . TUBE SHOULD BE STRONG
ENOUGH TO RETAIN AIR PRESSURE , IN
CASE IT HAS AGED & ALLOW SLOW
LEAK OF AIR PRESSURE THEN YOU ARE
LIKELE TO LOSE THE TYRE WHICH IS
VERY COSTLY TO RE PLACE AS
COMPARED TO REPLACING THE TUBE .
• AS SUCH TUBE SHOULD BE
CHANGED WHEN IT IS NOT RE
TAINING PRESSURE OR HAS BEEN
VULCANIZED
 PRECAUTIONS
• 1) ALWAYS USE NEW TUBE WITH NEW
TYRE
• 2) EVER PULL OUT TUBE FROM THE
TYRE BY HOLDING IT BY VALVE
BODY.
• 3) ALWAYS USE FRENCE CHALK
WHEN THE TUBE IS PLACED IN THE
TYRE.
• 4) Change the valve ion the tube in case it
shows slight leakage.
• 5) Always put cap on the valve body to
protect it from dust .
• 6) Checking air pressure should be in the
morning .with a reliable pressure gauge .
• 7) Always you correct size of the tube for
a tyre.
• 8) If the size of tube ,large like ballooned.
the area making the tube fold inside .
When mounted in the tyre.
• 9) Make sure that both tyres and tube are
clean when mounted .
 Prescribed life of tyres ,Tubes &
Flaps(vide MHA ltr. No RC-2-2003-
05prov--1) dt.27/9/05
L/VEH M/VEH H/VEH. M/C
HILLY 35000 Kms 35000 Kms 35000 Kms 22000Kms

PLAIN 45000 Kms 45000 Kms 45000 Kms 28000Kms

AFTER RETREADING
HILLY 15000 Kms 15000 Kms 15000 Kms Not
Retreadable

PLAIN 15000 Kms 15000 Kms 15000 Kms Not

Retreadable
 TUBES
• Two years or 10 to 12 punctures which
ever is earlier .
• FLAPS
• Two years or as an when torn.
• RESERVE STOCK
• Tyres tubes and F.laps 5%