Maintain your car Tyres this monsoon

Finally the rains are pouring on the streets, cleaning them off their dust and pollutants. Don’t we all love this beautiful season of the year; everything looks fresh, pure and clean. The sky, trees, the lanes and the streets all look lovely, washed and sparkling clean. Well there could be numerous reasons why we enjoy this season, especially here in Delhi. We frequently take our keys and head straight for a drive, in the rains. Nothing can match a cup of coffee or tea at the road side, doubled up with some smoking hot pakoras or steaming momos.

 

 

But we tend to forget about the care the tyres of our car need, especially during this wet season of the rains. The monsoon season is here, that means it’s the season that causes a lot of problems in the tyres of your car. I am introducing this article after seeing a lot of outbreak on roads these days, majorly because of the problems caused by faulty tyres. My attempt is to lit down a few factors that might elaborate the reasons, also our team had managed to put in together a few expert and preventive advice that could help the readers enjoy the rains, without the worry of the tyres in your car.

 

 

Inflation pressure:

 

1. Tyres should be kept inflate at the accurate PSI level.

 

 Avoid the oil and grease: 

 

These materials do more damage than you can imagine, so they’re best kept at a distance.

 

3. Running on a flat tyre, especially during the monsoons, can affect the car’s grip on the road. Although it’s known fact, to avoid, however at time we don’t really pay attention or ignore them. Also running the car on a flat tyre, even for a short distance can cause harm the tube within the tyre.

 

 Keep your wheels aligned:

 

In the every-day rush we often forget to get the wheel balancing and alignment done that causes the tyre to bear the burden on any one particular side, causing a harm and damage once the vehicle speeds up.

 

Braking: 

 

During the monsoon, the roads tend to become wet, and if the brakes are applied light, the car might not stop; causing the tyres to slip, and also we need to be careful about not applying the brake too hard, for the car to stop abruptly. The tyre is one of the most responsive apparatus of a car that is simply subject to break. Its breakdown can provide the automobile to a decline so keep the below mentioned protection points in mind.

 

Measures

 

1. Inspect the pressure in the tyres once a week. Kindly maintain the suggested level.

 

2. Make sure the valve cap is attached on the valve. The cap prevents any seepage of air, and also averts dirt and dust from staying in the valve body.

 

3. Check the tyres frequently for the tread pattern and surface walls. Inaccurate wheel alignment can result in rubbing of the tyres on any one of the sides.

 

4. Loading the car in excess with goods of passengers shall be avoided as it decreases the life of the tyres.

 

5. It is advisable to keep on rotating all the five tyres, including the spare wheel, so that they have a balanced life.

 

6. Make sure all the tyres of the vehicle belong to a similar category and brand, in order to increase the life on the axles.

 

7. Over and above adequate focus should be given to the driving practice. Apply the brakes of the car slow, lower your speed on turns and slow down while crossing potholes, rough bends and speed breakers. This would definitely increase the life of the tyres.