Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Flat Tire, Wheel Alignment

Last Monday (Oct 17) I had my first ever flat tire, in my 12 years of driving and 5 different cars.
I am truly thankful my TL got me to work safely and only leaked air right when I pulled into a parking spot

Thankfully I have TD Auto Club and called them again (this is the 3rd time in the last 6 months) to come install the spare tire for me (LF tire), and I drove to put on my 4 winter tires at Canadian Tire ($20+tax). Possible cause is wheel misalignment, I was told, as there were no nails or sharp objects present.

Scheduled a wheel alignment ($99+tax) and diagnostic at Fairview Acura next week. My first ever alignment too (I don't even know it needs to be done). Hopefully won't cost me too much...

1 comment:

  1. Tire should be balanced with wheel weights to achieve smooth rolling of the tire. An imbalanced tire expresses itself as a wheel shimmy, rocking back and forth of the steering wheel while driving.

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