I've been driving front wheel drive cars for 30 years. This is the
first time I've ever seen rear wheel mis-alignment cause tire wear.
Both rear wheels had excessive toe-in and were scrubbing the outside of
the tires.
Chuck Norcutt
On 9/20/2010 11:05 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
> Hi Chuck,
>
> I guess you pointed out to me a problem that I had not considered. I drove
> a couple of small front-wheel drive vehicles in the early 80s, and never
> gave a thought to rear wheel alignment. Most of my experience since then
> has been with rear wheel drive, where the rear alignment is fixed.
>
> I now have 3 year old Volvo with FWD, so I need to keep a watch for such
> problems. However, it is building miles very slowly, so I may not see
> anything for some time.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 6:49 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Update on the Buick story, was: No one caught my stupid
> error, was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
>
>
>> Thanks. As I was driving away I was wondering to myself if I'd have
>> been as lucky on the wheels if I didn't also have the tire complaint at
>> the same time.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>
>> On 9/20/2010 6:24 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
>>> Congrats on half a victory!
>>>
>>> Jim Nichols
>>> Tullahoma, TN USA
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Chuck Norcutt"<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion"<olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Monday, September 20, 2010 4:25 PM
>>> Subject: [OM] Update on the Buick story, was: No one caught my stupid
>>> error,
>>> was: GH2 specs! wow!!!
>>>
>>>
>>>> Not satisfaction at all on the tires but they have agreed to replace all
>>>> four chrome wheels under warranty.
>>>>
>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/20/2010 9:04 AM, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>>>>> No, the only possible connection with Moose is that he has seen this
>>>>> Buick parked at his house.
>>>>>
>>>>> Last year, at 28,000 miles the Buick scared the bejeezus out of me by
>>>>> hydroplaning at 70 mph on I-81 in Pennsylvania during a heavy
>>>>> thunderstorm. I thought sure I was going to lose it as it started
>>>>> turning itself sideways but did manage to recover more due to luck than
>>>>> skill. I was absolutely shocked because I'd not experienced
>>>>> hydroplaning since about 1970. Both incidents were due to worn tires.
>>>>> It was my fault for not inspecting the tires but in the past 15-20
>>>>> years
>>>>> I've not had a set of tires that lasted less than 60,000 miles. I was
>>>>> not prepared for worn out tires at 28,000 miles on a $34,000 car.
>>>>>
>>>>> As a result of that experience I spent almost $800 at the Buick dealer
>>>>> on a set of Bridgestone Turanza tires. I had spec'd those specific
>>>>> tires based on some research showing they were highly rated as rain
>>>>> tires. Following good practice the car was also given a 4 wheel
>>>>> alignment when the tires were changed.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fast forward 8,500 miles. I took the car to the local Goodyear shop
>>>>> which was offering a free tire rotation if you brought your car there
>>>>> for the annual New York state inspection. They discovered very
>>>>> significant tire wear to the edges of the rear tires due to serious
>>>>> toe-in error. In short, the tires are not ruined but their life has
>>>>> been significantly shortened. It's especially irritating since this
>>>>> car
>>>>> gets almost no driving on the pot holed local roads. Its express
>>>>> purpose is highway travel and it spends its winters in Florida. I
>>>>> suspect error on the part of the Buick dealer's alignment guy which is
>>>>> emphasized by it taking them until the 3rd alignment to get the car to
>>>>> track straight after I bought it.
>>>>>
>>>>> Then, to top it all off, while I was inspecting the tires at the
>>>>> Goodyear shop I noticed that the chrome plating on the wheels is
>>>>> beginning to peel off. I'm not happy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chuck Norcutt
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/20/2010 5:27 AM, Jez Cunningham wrote:
>>>>>> To be honest the Buick story might be more interesting. Does it
>>>>>> involve Moose and Mt Cadillac at all? ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 18 September 2010 22:01, Chuck
>>>>>> Norcutt<chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I think my mind was distracted by thinking about going to do battle
>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>> the Buick dealer this morning. Long story.
>>>>>>>
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