Tires, Wheels and Loading
Improperorinadequatevehiclemaintenancecancausetirestowear
abnormally.Inspectallyourtires,includingthespare,frequently,and
replacethemifoneormoreofthefollowingconditionsexist:
Tire wear
Whenthetreadisworndownto
1/16th
ofaninch(2mm),tiresmust
bereplacedtohelppreventyour
vehiclefromskiddingand
hydroplaning.Built-intreadwear
indicators,or“wearbars”,which
looklikenarrowstripsofsmooth
rubberacrossthetreadwillappear
onthetirewhenthetreadisworn
downto1/16thofaninch(2mm).
Whenthetiretreadwearsdownto
thesameheightasthese“wearbars”,thetireiswornoutandmustbe
replaced.
Damage
Periodicallyinspectthetiretreadsandsidewallsfordamage(suchas
bulgesinthetreadorsidewalls,cracksinthetreadgrooveandseparation
inthetreadorsidewall).Ifdamageisobservedorsuspectedhavethetire
inspectedbyatireprofessional.Tirescanbedamagedduringoff-road
use,soinspectionafteroff-roaduseisalsorecommended.
Age
Tiresdegradeovertime,evenwhentheyarenotbeingused.Itis
recommendedthattiresgenerallybereplacedafter6yearsofnormal
service.Heatcausedbyhotclimatesorfrequenthighloading
conditionscanacceleratetheagingprocess.Youshouldreplacethe
sparetirewhenyoureplacetheotherroadtiresduetotheagingof
thesparetire.
U.S. DOT Tire Identification Number (TIN)
U.S.andCanadaFederalregulationsrequiretiremanufacturerstoplace
standardizedinformationonthesidewallofalltires.Thisinformation
identifiesanddescribesthefundamentalcharacteristicsofthetireand
alsoprovidesaU.S.DOTTireIdentificationNumberforsafetystandard
certificationandincaseofarecall.
138
2006
F-250/350/450/550(f23)
OwnersGuide(post-2002-fmt)
USA(fus)
| Categories | Ford F-150 F-250 F-350 F-450 F-550 Manuals, Ford Manuals |
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| Tags | Ford F-250, Ford F-350, Ford F-450, Ford F-550 |
| Model Year | 2006 |
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