Tyre Review Technical Videos

How to check your tyres and what to check for.

How to check your tyres and what to check for. Want to know how to check your tyres for wear, tear, or worse? In this video we discuss what to check on your tyres, and how regularly you should be checking them. Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - And welcome back to Tyre Review. And today we're actually gonna talk about what maintenance do you need to do to your tyres. I've got Leeson here, who is our top tyre and wheel guru. Leeson, what should I be doing to my tyres, every week, or month, or what? - Yeah, look what you should be doing at least once a month, would be checking pressures. - Okay. - That's one of the most important things you should do. First of all, I mean, to maintain tyre loft, it's really important for that, but also just as important to ensure that the tyre is doing the right thing. - Okay. So, we'll do how to check your tyre pressures in another video, but what sort of signs of wear should we be looking for? - Okay, looking for shoulder wear, okay, also, uneven wear, just any overall signs of damage, on the sidewall or on the tread, basically any of the part of the tyre that you can visually see. Extremely important to ensure the safety of you, your family, and other motorists on the road. - Cool. So, an interesting one I had a number of years back was I felt the car going, "Bump, bump, bump" as the tyre went around, and I couldn't really tell where it was but I took it into the shop, and they actually noticed there was a bubble in the tyre. And so that's something that I would've picked up had I have actually run my hand over it, but I could also feel it in the car as well. - Mm hmm, yep. - So, is that sort of something to pat attention to- - Absolutely, absolutely. You might get your hands dirty, but it's definitely worth it. Give the tyre a good feel-over, and just look for any obvious signs of damage. - And, I don't want to be pointing out the obvious, but why should we be checking our tyres? - Well, we're putting our family in the car, aren't we? - Yes. - So, I mean, it's pretty important for yourself, for your family, and, as I was saying, other motorists on the road. - That's right. You don't want to be having your tyre go and pop on you or whatever. - No. - So, cool. Thank you, Leeson. - You're welcome. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

Tyre Inflation: The air in your tyres, and why it's important

Tyre Inflation: The air in your tyres, and why it's important The air in your tyres is pretty important stuff! It's easy to run over or under inflated tyres, which can cause damage to the tyres and shorten their life. In this video we'll talk about appropriate inflation for tyres, and the signs that tyres aren't properly inflated. Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - And welcome back to Tyre Review and today we're gonna talk about tyre inflation, and to talk about that we've got Leeson who's a tyre and wheel guru in house. Uh, Leeson, why should we really care about tyre inflation? - Really important, Jared, and not to say you can get the longest life out of your tyre, it's also a serious safety issue, if your tyre is under-inflated, your vehicle is not gonna handle as well, not gonna brake as well, use more fuel, and so on. Yeah, so it's really important to stay on top of your pressures. - So what's a sign of under-inflation? - Under-inflation, what will happen here on your tyre if it's under-inflated, your two edges will start to wear, because the tyre is actually forming that kind of. - So it's cupping a little bit. - It is cupping, yeah, yep. So there's not enough pressure in there to flatten it out and get that full tread patch on to the ground. - And over-inflation, I assume it means it'll go in the other direction? - Exactly, right, yep. So you'll wear out the centre of your tyre a lot faster. - Yeah, and so finding that perfect tyre inflation size or pressure. - Yep, okay so how we know, what your tyre pressure is to, is you refer to tyre placard of the vehicle. - Yeah, cool, and that's usually on the door or under the bottom of the thing? - Yeah on the door or sometimes in the glove box or fuel cap, yeah there's various locations or if you can't find it, it'll be in the vehicle manual. - Cool. - Yeah. - Awesome, if you've lost your manual, you can usually find them online as well. I've had to find that a few times. Awesome. - Cool. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

Tyre Rotation - what is it, and when to do it

We've noticed a small error in this video. Please see the link below for the right version. https://youtu.be/TQsWQEAaOvw Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. ----------------------------------------------------- Your tyres rotate all the time, right? But sometimes you have to rotate them from corner to corner, or side to side. It might seem like something the tyre shops are trying to sell you on, but in this video we talk a little about why you should rotate your tyres, and how regularly. Full transcript: - And welcome back to Tyre Review. Today we're going to talk about Tyre Rotation. Why you should do it and how regular you should do it. I've got Leeson in the house, who is our tyre and wheel guy. Leeson, why should we rotate our tyres? - We basically do that to ensure that we get the maximum life out of the tyre. - Okay. Why does it last longer, why do I have to move them around the car? - Well depending on the vehicle, some cars will chew out three tyres faster than the front. Or, front-wheel drive vehicles will wear the front four faster than the rear. And generally, the front left tyre is the tyre that's going to wear out faster because where we would do U-turns, and stuff like that. We're generally doing right-hand corners which will chew out that front left. So, we rotate just to try and keep them wearing as even possible, and get the maximum life. - Yep, and it changes per vehicle, doesn't it? - Yeah, it does. - [Jared] How should you actually rotate your tyres? - You really need to... You're best off to consult your local tyre professional. I'll advise, because some tyres have inside, outside edges and are rotational directional. They can only go on a specific side of the vehicle. You're best off talking to your local tyre shop. They'll advise what the best way to go is. I'd try to do more than every 5,000 Ks. The service ink-uh-bullz on my vehicle are every 10,000. Okay, so I definitely do it in the 10,000, but sometimes I throw one in between, as well. - Yeah, I do that just when I'm dropping the car to get serviced or servicing it myself or whatever. I'll actually do the rotation then. Or, ask them to do it. - Yup. - Seems like the easiest way of doing it. - Yeah, absolutely. - Awesome. - Good Job, Jared. - Thanks, Leeson. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

The different types of tyres available for 4x4's - HT, AT and MT

The different types of tyres available for 4x4's - HT, AT and MT Four wheel drives are a big thing, and there's a wide variety of tyres to fit them. But what the heck is the difference between HT, AT and MT? Well, to start with they stand for Highway Terrain, All Terrain and Mud Terrain, but we'll go into the differences more in this video. Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - G'day and welcome back to Tyre Review and today we're gonna talk about the sort of tyre that you can get for your four wheel drive. And, to talk about that, we've got Captain Leeson over here, our tyre and wheel guru. And, Leeson, what sort of four wheel tyres do we got here in front of us today? - Okay, cool. So, today we have, starting over there with you, we've got the highway terrain tyre. Moving over to what they call an all terrain and then, we have a mud terrain. So, HT, AT, MT. - Cool. So, highway terrains are good for pretty much on the road, all the time. Though, you can do a little bit off road within gravel tracks, sand, that sort of stuff. Little bit, but they're a nice quite tyre, they're a comfortable tyre, and so they're really meant for four wheel drive tyres, four wheel drive cars that spend most of their time on the road. All terrain tyres, they're a bit of a blend between the two. They're for, you know, if you take your car to work during the week and then you go out off road on the weekend. So, they've got a much deeper tread. So you can see, that's about a finger nail worth there, versus half a finger nail worth there. So they're gonna be able to bite into the terrain a lot better and they'll deal better with sand and mud and rock and all that sort of stuff. So, they're all around tougher tyre. The mud terrain, that's pretty much for your weekend warrior. They're gonna be a lot nosier than these two tyres. So, these two tyres... This one's gonna be marginally nosier than this one. But this one, particularly once they get a bit of wear on them, most dirt different mud terrains patterns get fairly noisy. - They do. - Yeah, so. - You get a bit of a howl coming down the road sometimes when you hear them coming. - That's right. - But you know, that's for their intended application, which is in the mud. - Yeah. - Perfect. - So, you can see here, these massive gaps between the tread locks and just really good for biting into all sorts of different terrain. And, they're also gonna have heavier build. So, I almost threw my back out lifting this, where as this one here is quite light and it's even, it's got wheel. So, really your choice depends on what your car is going to be used for. You'll get probably, you'll get a heck a lot of use out of an all terrain, because you can use that for everything, where as the mud terrain, is more for your weekend warrior, sort of, you know, pucker up. - Yep, loves the abuse. - That's right, chuck it at it. - Yes. - And I think that's about it. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

How to check your tyre size - Tyre Review Tech Tips

How to check your tyre size If you're replacing your tyres, or considering getting wheels, it's really important to know what size your tyres are. But there's a bit to how you read it, and what it actually means. In this video we take a quick look at metric tyre sizing, which makes up the bulk proportion of tyre sizes today. Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - G'day and welcome back to Tyre Review and today we're gonna look at how you can tell what size tyres you've got on your car. This is a really important thing for when you're actually going to replace the tyres and I'm here with Leeson who's our tyre and wheel guy. Leeson,how do you tell what size tyres these are? - Well, each tyre has a size written on it and it's located on the sidewall of the tyre. So this is the sidewall, there's a bit of information on there: brand, pattern, size, and some more, So basically what we're looking for here is a series of numbers and on this particular tyre, this is the series of numbers we're looking for, so this tire's telling us it's a two-four-five, then with a slash, three-five, R 19. - So, three numbers, then two numbers, then an R and then two numbers. - Exactly, yep, cool. - Okay. - So, I can tell you what that relates to. The first series of numbers, the two-four-five? Okay, that refers to the width of the tyre, okay? So that's 245 millimetres wide. Alright. The second series of number, the three-five, the 35 is what we call the profile. - That's the height. - That's the height, yeah. And what that actually means is the 35 refers to 35% of 245 millimetres. - Okay. - So that's your height. - So that's exactly 35% of that. - You got it. - Yeah, cool. - That's right, yep, and then we've got R, means it's a radial tyre and then 19 is the diameter of the wheel. - So that's 19 inches that way, is it? - Correct. - Cool, Awesome. - That's the tyre size. - Now we know. Thanks Leeson. - No worries. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

What is a wheel alignment is, and why you need one

What is a wheel alignment is, and why you need one Picture this: You're in a tyre shop, and you've just bought tyres that are slightly outside your budget. THEN the shop tries to up-sell you on a wheel alignment... what the heck is that? In this vid we'll go over what they are, why you need them, and how regularly you should get them. Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - And welcome back to Tyre Review, and today we're going to learn about wheel alignments. What are they? And to learn about that I've Leeson, who is our tyre and wheel guru in the house. Leeson, what is a wheel alignment? - Look, a wheel alignment is not a, everyone thinks it's an upsell or an add-on when you go and buy tyres and they try and sell you on a wheel alignment, but it is really important. It's important to ensure that you get the most life out of your tyre. And it's also important to ensure that you're getting the most contact patch onto the ground. - Okay. - You're tyre, yeah. - So what do they do when they do a wheel alignment? Like, they take the car out the back and then it disappears for awhile. then they bring it back again. - Yeah, that's right. It goes up on a hoist and they'll clamp what they call heads onto the wheels and there's lasers that are set up. But basically they just align the wheels to make sure that everything's all sitting plumb. - Yep, and so from what I know, basically you have to do wheel alignments on a fairly regular basis because the hardware of the car, what holds the tyres and the wheels onto the actual car, will basically slop and wear and fall apart. Which means they'll gradually fall out. - Yep, you definitely get a bit of wear. You should always do a wheel alignment when you're putting new tyres on the car, regardless if you think you don't need it, because you really want to get the most life out of that new set of tyres. And... Yeah. - And also for the four wheel drivers in amongst us, or anyone who changes any suspension on their car, you always want to get a realignment when you change that suspension, because any change will just change a little bit how the wheels actually sit. So with an alignment they'll actually look at the toe in, toe out. So, how the tyres sit that way. But then also look at how they sit this way as well. So there's a lot of different little moving parts with a wheel alignment. And that's why they have to use lasers and fancy machines and that sort of thing. - That's right, yeah. And look, we shouldn't forget if you hit a decent pothole hard enough, that will throw out your wheel alignment, okay. And this fine example of a tyre you've brought us today, Jared. - Yes, yes. This is come off my personal car. No, I'm just kidding. So this is an example of a tyre, we actually worked out another video, this tyre was from 1990 and they only changed it last week. But, you can see that the alignment was off on this because it's really, really rubbed out on the shoulder here, and there's still plenty of tread here. There's still plenty of life in it on this side. I'm kidding by the way. Whereas on this one here you can see it's nice and square. - Yeah, it's worn fairly evenly. - Yep, but somebody else just pointed out just before, you can actually see a little bit on that side. - A little bit, yeah. - Just a little bit. So, even that could've done with an alignment. - Yep. - And that's why you should align your tyres. - Absolutely. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

Where to find my Vehicle Placard

Where to find my Vehicle Placard Each vehicle sold in Australia has a vehicle placard, which has a bunch of handy information on it. But what is it, where is it, and how do you read it? Here's a quick clip on exactly that! Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: What we'll do in this small clip today is I'll show you where the tyre placard is located in your vehicle and what information can be found on that placard. Today we're in a little Toyota Corolla. The tyre placard in this vehicle is located inside the door jamb here. It's got some valuable pieces of information here. What it tells us is we have the tyre size that came out on the vehicle from the factory. We have a load rating and speed rating. We also have our cold tyre inflation pressures. If you're unsure of what tyre to put on your vehicle, always refer back to the placard. If can be located in different positions on the vehicle. Mostly it's in the door jamb, can be in the fuel cap, or in the glove box. But every car will have one. If you're unsure of what tyres or pressures are on your vehicle you can always consult your local tyre professional. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

How to Check Your Tyre Pressure

How to Check Your Tyre Pressure Ever wondered how regularly you should check your tyre pressures? And how you do it? In this quick video we'll give you a quick overview on exactly that. Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - Gudday and welcome to Tyre Review. And today we're gonna learn about tyre pressures and when you should check them. And I've got Leeson our tyre and wheel guru with us. And Leeson, how regularly should I check my tyre pressures? - You should get into that habit of doing it once a month. - Once a month. - Once a month. - Really? - Yep. Yep. It doesn't take that long. - Okay. - Yeah. - Cool. - Once a month. - So, I just need to go down to the servo put the big thing on there or what's the best way? - Ideally, not, only because that particular device has probably been dropped a million times and they generally don't read out what's going into the tyre. - Yeah, okay. - So, pick yourself up your own little pressure gauge. - Fancy. - Okay? Doesn't have to be digital but very handy little investment. - Yeah, cool. So how do they work? - Yeah, so basically with this particular one just bang it on and you take off your valve cap and literally just press it straight on. Hold it on for about four or five seconds and we'll get a read-out. - Yeah, so that's read. What did that read? - 26. - So this tyre is 26 psi so that's probably a bit under inflated at the moment? - That is, yeah. - And, so that's when you should probably go down to the servo. - That's right, yeah. And filler up, - Yep maybe check it with that. - Check it with that. Exactly, yeah. And the time to do it is to check it when the tyres are cold because all the inflation recommendations are what they call cold inflation temperatures. - And where do I find what pressure I should put in? - You'll that find inside your vehicle on the tyre placard. - Okay. - Okay. Cool - Yeah. So here's a trick, this is my chemist background, not that I've actually got a chemist background. But, tyres actually loose their pressure because the oxygen atoms are really, really small. Not like other atoms like nitrogen atoms are much bigger but because they're so small, they can sneak out through the rubber casing much more easily than the other types of molecules. So that is why tyre deflate over time because there's this gradual process. And it's not like when you get a screw in there and it will deflate a lot faster. But there's just this natural air loss. So that's why. - That is helpful. Thank you. - It works. - It works. - Yeah, look, it's a really important thing to do I mean not just because you will get the maximum life out of your tyre, it can also be a serious safety issue for under inflated tyres because they do not break or handle like they're meant to. - Yep, so top tips get one of those things, - Yep. check it every month or so. So those things are like, I hear you can get em for 10 bucks from certain discount stores and that sort of stuff. And check your tyre pressures every month. And I think that's pretty much it. That's it. Thank you. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice

How old are your tyres? How old is "safe" for tyres?

How old are your tyres? How old is "safe" for tyres? Did you know that tyres have a use by date? That after a given amount of time or exposure to the elements, they won't hold their pressure and they're more likely to slip and slide and not perform? We'll discuss all this in this video! Don't forget to subscribe & hit the bell to stay up to date with any new reviews and information coming out. Full Transcript: - And welcome back to Tyre Review. And today we're actually gonna look at how old your tyres are. So I'm here with Leeson who's our tyre and wheel guy. And Leeson, how old should tyres be? - Well look, I mean, tyres will perish and age of a tyre is extremely important. Within five or six years, ageing tyres should be checked for replacement by a tyre professional. Okay, and we can find the details of the age of the tyre on the tyres sidewall. Okay? So we have the sidewall that you can see here and we're looking for a series of numbers. - Which numbers are we actually looking at? - Okay, so we have over here, these are the series of numbers here. And what we're looking for is, how they detail that information is in week and year. So this one is 0917. So this tyre was manufactured on the ninth week, 2017. - Yeah, cool. - Mm. - So that'd be definitely safe. What about this one? - That one is far from safe. - Let's see if we can find those numbers. - Yep. - So this one here says 290, which means it was made in the second week of 1990. - 1990, yep. - And considering this tyre was only replaced last week, I think it was well over due. - Absolutely. And you can see on this tyre it has perished and you can see the tread pattern here actually lifting off the tyre. - Yes. - So it's a ticking time bomb, that one. - Exactly, and there's this incredible wear on this side as well. I'm quite impressed, really. There's so much wear on it. It's great. Anything else we should know about telling how old your tyre is? - That's it. - Done. -- Find out more about tyres, tyre technology, and tyre FAQ's in our Tyre Advice tech section: https://www.tyrereview.com.au/tyre-advice