Tyre wear ?

Unread post by **froggy** » 15 Jun 2011, 10:42

Hi, the tyres on the rear of my Xantia are wearing on the inside edges . They have never been on the front of the car . What would cause the wear on the inside edge ? Cheers Terry

Xantidote · Unread post by **Xantidote** » 15 Jun 2011, 10:59

First thoughts would be wear of the rear radius arm bearings. Any clicking or creaking from the rear suspension?

If you stand a few yards behind the car, and look at the rear wheels, do they look /--\ ie. leaning inwards at the top. I've never seen this myself, but it's a question that crops up regularly in postings as an indication of failing bearings.

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citronut · Unread post by **citronut** » 15 Jun 2011, 13:25

im with Martin on this one, its easyer to see the / \ wth the car on high,

regards malcolm

rory_perrett · Unread post by **rory_perrett** » 16 Jun 2011, 09:10

I'd go for rear arm bearings as well. On my BX it was very obvious that they were on the way out, on my Xantias no so. The last time I changed a set there was no sign of the / \ effect and it was only a tyre wearing in a funny way like it does when you have a faulty shock absorber that alerted me to a problem. When I did take them off them off they were clearly shot.