207WF Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Is it ok to swap my tires from one side to the other, changing the direction of rotation, in order to even out the wear? Wf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 You can but it makes little difference in a properly aligned aircraft, it will still wear the center down before anything else. Tire rotation is done in cars because the front and rear wheels have a slightly different setup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
207WF Posted May 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Mine are wearing that way, but faster on one side than the other. Wf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbigs Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Sure you can swap them...go for it. Camber, caster, toe-in and toe-out can all affect tire wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 If your tires are both wearing outside or both inside, you have to take them off the rims to get them to wear the other part of the tread, just swapping wheels won't work. But if one is just generally wearing faster than the other, you can just swap wheels side to side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 For me, the easiest thing to do is to just rotate them on the wheel they are on at each annual. I mark where the valve stem is on the tire, to minimize the need for rebalancing, but it seems I usually do need to add or subtract some weights each time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Is it ok to swap my tires from one side to the other, changing the direction of rotation, in order to even out the wear? Wf You can move the tires from wheel to wheel and keep the rotation the same. It is just more work to do it that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 For me, the easiest thing to do is to just rotate them on the wheel they are on at each annual. I mark where the valve stem is on the tire, to minimize the need for rebalancing, but it seems I usually do need to add or subtract some weights each time. I think he indicated the wear was in the middle of the tire. Rotating it on the rim is not going to help that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Mine are wearing that way, but faster on one side than the other. Wf Is it the Right side? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doug G. Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I don't believe these are radial ties. Bias ply ties don't have issues with being turned in the opposite direction. IIRC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastEddieB Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I think he indicated the wear was in the middle of the tire. Rotating it on the rim is not going to help that much. Not sure what will. Of course, in the automotive world, wear down the center indicates overinflation. But don't think I'd want to stray too far from the manufacturer's recommendation in an aircraft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 As an aside, I heard something interesting yesterday. Several pilots at a local field were trying to increase wear on expensive bush tires in the 28-31 inch range. Such tires are not really meant for pavement, but their airport has no good grass areas to land on. The solution they came up with was to have the contact areas of the tires sprayed with truck bed liner material. The tire itself is protected from wear, and when the liner material wears down they just have the tires re-sprayed. Brilliant, IMO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Several pilots at a local field were trying to increase wear on expensive bush tires in the 28-31 inch range. I'm sure you meant decrease? Another benefit you can choose tire colors! In fact a color other than black probably makes it easy to see when they need a new coat of bedliner. I like it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Lee Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I'll be surprised with the large tire flexing that the sprayed on material stays put. My guess is the spray will be short lived and may have unintended consequences? Time will tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duane Jefts Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Balancing problems with uneven spray on the tires seem likely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anticept Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 The truck liner material trick is common. I have not had the chance to ask about longevity though from anyone. As for bakancing problems: if we're talking about the balloon tires, they are extremely difficult to balance anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 I'm sure you meant decrease? Another benefit you can choose tire colors! In fact a color other than black probably makes it easy to see when they need a new coat of bedliner. I like it! Increase, decrease, it's all the same! I guess I was typing "increase life" and thinking "decrease wear". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyingMonkey Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Balancing problems with uneven spray on the tires seem likely. That was my thought, but they say it works great. These guys were flying Highlanders, which land very slowly, so maybe the tires don't spin fast enough to cause issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Baker Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 That was my thought, but they say it works great. These guys were flying Highlanders, which land very slowly, so maybe the tires don't spin fast enough to cause issues. I think I have only experienced one time where tire balance was an issue on landing, and thinking about it I fixed the problem after just a fast taxi. The unbalance problems normally show up right after take off with the wheel spinning fast, and nothing pushing against it to dampen the vibration from being out of balance. Even then a quick tap on the brakes will stop the shaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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