by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
TL;DR: A nail in the tyre is usually repairable if the hole is 6mm or smaller and sits in the central tread, not the shoulder or sidewall. Leave the nail in, keep your speed and distance down, and have a fitter demount the tyre for a proper plug-and-patch repair....
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
TL;DR: A sidewall bubble is not repairable. It means the tyre’s internal cords have broken after an impact and pressurised air has leaked into the sidewall. The tyre is structurally compromised and can blow out without warning, so it must be replaced, not...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
Quick answer: Most Australian passenger tyres last around 40,000–60,000km, with premium touring tyres reaching 60,000–80,000km and budget or performance tyres often 20,000–35,000km. All-terrains sit around 40,000–60,000km. But age caps everything: replace at roughly...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
Quick answer: Replace a tyre when it hits the 1.5mm legal tread limit — but also when it’s around 10 years old regardless of tread, when the sidewall is cracked or bulging, when it wears unevenly, when it vibrates or is noisy, or when it’s had repeated or...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
Quick answer: Store tyres and wheels somewhere cool, dry and dark, away from direct sun and from ozone sources like electric motors. Stand unmounted tyres upright and rotate them occasionally; lay mounted wheels flat or hang them. Keep them off bare concrete, clean...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
Quick answer: To stop tyres flat-spotting during long-term storage, inflate them a little above the placard cold pressure, move or roll the car every few weeks (or lift it onto stands or tyre cradles), and keep it somewhere cool, dry and out of direct sun. Short flat...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
The short answer: Heavier wheels don’t wear tyres out by weight alone, but they make the tyre’s job harder. More unsprung mass means the wheel reacts more slowly to bumps, so the tyre skips and thumps instead of following the road — and heavier...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
The short answer: Electric vehicles can wear tyres up to about 20% faster than an equivalent petrol car. Three things drive it: extra battery weight, instant torque that scrubs the tread, and the forces of stopping and turning a heavy car. You can’t remove...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
The short answer: Towing adds weight, heat and load to your tow vehicle’s tyres — especially the rears — so they wear noticeably faster than the same car driven unladen. Extra load makes rubber run hotter and deflect more, and correct (higher) tyre...
by admin | Oct 30, 2026 | Wear, Damage and Diagnosis
The short answer: Your driving style can change how long a set of tyres lasts by tens of thousands of kilometres. Hard acceleration, late braking, fast cornering and high cruising speeds all add heat and scrub rubber off faster. Smooth, anticipatory driving is the...