Inner Tire Wear

Discussion in 'Prime' started by emton, Sep 24, 2012.

  1. emton

    emton Medium Load Member

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    After 250,000 miles I started getting excessive wear on the inside of my left front drive tire. Enough that we had to replace the two drives because I no longer had any depth on the outer tread. Put new drives on rear axle and did a real rotation from rear to front. 5000 miles and already showing inner wear on left front drive tire. No help from R/A, tractor shop, or tire bay other than "you must be running at the wrong pressure." Well, I did 220,000 of those 250,000 miles at 120 PSI with no problem until the last 7,000 miles. Ran the 5,000 miles after rotation and 3 axle alignment at Prime's suggested 100 PSI and still see this inner wear on the same position. I'm thinking bearing, but Prime is blowing that off. Anyone else dealt with this? Comments and suggestions would be most appreciated! Got super singles on a 2011 Cascadia. Thanks.
     
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  3. bender

    bender Road Train Member

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    That's where I would be looking. You would need to pull the axle on that wheel, jack the wheel off the ground and use a long bar to check for movement.
     
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  4. emton

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    Thanks Bender. Since I'm a company driver, it's kind of dependent on what they'll authorize, and the shop guys have been less than helpful to this point. Good to get some reinforcement behind my opinion though. Again, thanks!
     
  5. bender

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    The axle housing can get bent too, but that would have shown on a 3 axle alignment.
     
  6. PST

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    Super singles wear more on the edges of the tire than duels, especially when jack-knifing, or get another alignment done. also running 120 psi in hot weather your lucky you did'nt blow up a tire.
     
  7. MNdriver

    MNdriver Road Train Member

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    If it's their dime, let them eat a few tires then.

    It's a BS answer, but if they don't want to listen to you and you are a company driver, ...

    Sorry to hear you have to deal with it this way.
     
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  8. emton

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    Curious as to why you think running a tire at suggested max PSI would cause it to "blow up?" Also, if it were simply a "normal" wear problem with singles, why did it only show up during the last 7000 miles of a 250,000 mile life cycle? Why only at the one position and not the other three? Informed suggestions only, please.
     
  9. emton

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    Prolly what I'll end up doing. Just hoping someone might have had same problem and found a fix. Thanks for the reply and honest assessment.
     
  10. Jb17

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    Have you started doing some different kind of runs, like a lot more off the interstate. I'm sure you have noticed the state highways have grooves in the asphalt and when your tire is wider than the groove it can cause wear on the inside. When I pulled end dump we were always on the back roads and all are tires wore on the inside like that. Probably not the answer but something to think about.
     
  11. ironpony

    ironpony Road Train Member

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    Can you feel any feathering on the tires - sharp edges as you move your hand in and out across the surface of the tires?

    I'm willing to bet you probably just need to get a good three-axle alignment. Cross in Springfield does a reasonable job - I'd be wary of any of the truckstop shops though. Get yourself routed into Sprimo, and talk to the tire shop folks. They don't tend to be the azzhat's that populate much of the RA crew.
     
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