Tires, Wheels and Loading
cracking,cuts,bruisesandothersignsofdamageorexcessivewear.If
internaldamagetothetireissuspected,havethetiredemountedand
inspectedincaseitneedstoberepairedorreplaced.Foryoursafety,
tiresthataredamagedorshowsignsofexcessivewearshouldnotbe
usedbecausetheyaremorelikelytoblowoutorfail.
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,cracksinthetreadgrooveand
separationinthetreadorsidewall).Ifdamageisobservedorsuspected
havethetireinspectedbyatireprofessional.Tirescanbedamaged
duringoff-roaduse,soinspectionafteroff-roaduseisalso
recommended.
Age
Tiresdegradeovertimedependingonmanyfactorssuchas
weather,storageconditions,andconditionsofuse(load,speed,
inflationpressure,etc.)thetiresexperiencethroughouttheirlives.
Ingeneral,tiresshouldbereplacedaftersixyearsregardlessoftread
wear.However,heatcausedbyhotclimatesorfrequenthighloading
conditionscanacceleratetheagingprocessandmayrequiretirestobe
replacedmorefrequently.
Youshouldreplaceyoursparetirewhenyoureplacetheroadtiresor
aftersixyearsduetoagingevenifithasnotbeenused.
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2007
F-150(f12)
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-150 4.2, Ford F-150 4.6, Ford F-150 5.4 |
| Model Year | 2007 |
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