[T2] a modest proposal

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all radial tires (tyres) should only rotate in a single direction so front 
rear swap is only way it should be done.

my spare is best olde tire when I get new tires so I don't swap it just 
make sure it is at full presure

YMMV
Bob

On Thu, 23 Feb 2017, Robert Mann wrote:

> Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2017 18:56:11 +1300
> From: Robert Mann <robtmann7 at gmail.com>
> To: VW type 2 late aircooled <type2 at type2.com>
> Cc: john malan <silverdale at pitstop.co.nz>
> Subject: Re: [T2] a modest proposal
> 
>   I'm confirmed in the old idea of 'rotating' tyres every c.10,000 mi by
> the sobering fact that the other 3 road wheels turned out to have their
> nuts loosenable by only 30 ft-lb torque, whereas the correct torque is 80
> ft-lb (110 Newton-m).  Merely to check whether wheel-nuts have worked loose
> is a lesser motivation than the benefits from 'rotating' tyres to even wear.
>   Some fancy newer tyres have only 1 specified direction of rotating,
> which would tend to vitiate the classic 'X-swapping, incl the spare'
> pattern of swapping at 5,000 - 10,000 mi.  But I'm not aware of any 185R14c
> tyres that have such directionality.
>
> Robt Mann
> '73 1600dp Devon
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