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Tire and Wheel Theory

Tire and Wheel Theory. Chapter 54 Page 783. Tire Types. How a Tire is Built. Radial Tire Construction. Tires and What They Do. Non-Directional Tires. Directional Tires. R= Radial Tires R-Radial B-Bias Belted D- Diagonal. Tire Codes. P 205/75 R 15 P=Passenger Tire

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Tire and Wheel Theory

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  1. Tire and Wheel Theory Chapter 54 Page 783

  2. Tire Types

  3. How a Tire is Built

  4. Radial Tire Construction

  5. Tires and What They Do

  6. Non-Directional Tires

  7. Directional Tires

  8. R= Radial Tires • R-Radial • B-Bias Belted • D- Diagonal Tire Codes P 205/75 R 15 P=Passenger Tire • P-passenger Tire • T-Temporary • C-Commercial • LT-Light Truck • T-Truck 15= Rim Diameter 205= Section width in Millimeters 75= Aspect Ratio Height divided by Width (MM)

  9. How to Read the Tire Information

  10. Speed Rating • All tires are rated with a speed letter. This indicates the maximum speed that the tire can sustain for a ten minute endurance without coming to pieces and destroying itself. • Letter MPH • P 95 • Q 100 • R 106 • S 112 • T 118 • U 124 • H 130 • V 150 • W 168 • Y 188 • Z 188+

  11. Rim Offset Road side Inside Zero Offset Positive Offset Negative Offset Positive and Negative offset will change how a vehicle steers and turns.

  12. Wheel Designation

  13. Type of Wheels

  14. Lug Nut Types This taper goes toward the rim to center the rim on the lug studs. What for lug cap separation. This will cause you to strip the lugs because they are smaller when the caps are missing.

  15. Valve Stems & Caps Rubber Steel Pressure sensitive cap

  16. Valve Core Long Short

  17. Your Job. • Complete chapter Questions 1-10 (review) and 1-10 (ASE-style). Page 794-795 • Write on a separate paper and write out the complete question and your answer. ( do not write the other answer options). • Complete the chapter worksheet (I will give it out). You may write on it. • File all items in your note book. • Notebooks will be graded in the future.

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