Tires on 5er wearing unevenly

Tires on 5er wearing unevenly

02-14-2008, 04:00 PM

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BigMike

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Tires on 5er wearing unevenly

Getting ready to take a long, 3000 mile, trip later this month, so was out yesterday checking out my 5er. I noticed one of the tires on the rear axle was worn very badly on the inside. Talked to a number of tire/axle folks who told me it was out of alignment. Could be a bent axle, worn bearing races etc. Just had bearing checked last spring. Anyway, finding a place that can check all the possible causes and fixing, including straightening an axle, is a problem. Would appreciate any suggestions regarding my wear problem and possible solutions. Don't have time to fix right now, so will put spare on for trip.

Thanks, BigMike

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