"What Are The Different Types of Tyre Damage?"
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[ "What Are The Different Types of Tyre Damage?Car tyres are subjected to wear and tear on a daily basis. And due to these, they incur some damages on their surface. Some of these damages may lead to fatal road accidents. Therefore, you need to keep an eye out for these damages and get them fixed as soon as you canHowever, not many of us know how to prevent these damages from getting worse. Therefore, here is a brief description of all the types of tyre damages and how you can prevent them from happening to your tyresUneven Tread WearAir pressure in car tyres is very crucial to its health and performance. When the pressure inside a car tyre is adequately maintained, it does not incur uneven wear on its surface. However, if the car tyres are overinflated or underinflated, there are two types of uneven wear that can take place on your Continental Tyres HarrogateAxia WearWhen your car tyres are overinflated, the pressure in them gets concentrated along the axial line, making this part more exposed to the surface. This results in excessive wear, along the axis lineShoulder WearShoulder wear or side wear occurs when car tyres are underinflated. In such conditions, the sidewalls of your tyre bulge out, making themselves exposed to maximum traction. CracksThis is the most visible tyre damage. Tyre cracks are primarily caused when the rubber compound of the tyres becomes hard. This hardness can be caused by two factors;When tyres are exposed to UV rays for a long time for days, the chemicals and oils in the tyre get dried up and reduce the flexibility of car tyres. And due to this car tyres start developing cracksHowever, tyres can also become hard when they reach a certain age. Every car tyre has an expiration date or maximum kilometres that they can travel. When they cross this threshold limit they start getting hard, incurring cracks and tread wearSo if you find any cracks on your car tyres, get them to the nearest garage. And if they can be repaired that's good and if not get your tyres replaced.Sidewall DamagesCar tyres are inlaid with metallic cords to help them in maintaining their shape for a long time. These cords are also essential in reducing the braking distance of your car tyres. However, due to overloading or sudden impact, these cords along with tyre beads may get damaged causing indentation errors in your tyres sidewalls. These indentation errors are clearly visible on most of the car tyres and are not a major issue. Cut And PunctureIf you are travelling on a rough road, your car tyres are bound to get cut due to sharp stones or any sharp object that may be present on the road. Punctures are indeed the biggest foes of car tyres. You can easily get a puncture with any sharp object that can pierce your car tyres. If you have a puncture repair kit with yourself, then you can easily repair them and move on. However, if you don't have those you will need to call a mechanic. Further, once your car tyres get too much punctures on them, you need to get them replaced as these punctures make Tyres Harrogate weak and vulnerable.There is a lot more to learn about car damages than this. Your tyres may also get bulged or start chipping off due to excessive wear or uneven roads. So If you want to know more about tyre damages or if you want to get your car tyres repaired, do visit Universal Tyres." ]