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Replace all tires for a flat one?
If you look at tirerack.com they actually offer a "tire shaving service."
Check out: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=18 "The Model Hobbit" > wrote in message news:0hh3g.4851$9c6.4597@dukeread11... > All vehicles with computer controlled AWD must have all tires replaced at > the same time. As discussed before, the newer tire will have a greater > diameter and circumference and will in turn spin at a lesser rate than the > other three tires. Greater diameter means less revs per mile. This will be > interpreted as wheel spin by the computer and will engage the > differentials. This will burn out the clutches in the diffs. > > There have been a lot of vehicles coming in for service that requires the > replacement of the differentials. This is due to the computer keeping them > engaged all the time and burning them out. This is why they are telling > you to replace all four tires. He will note this in your maintenance log > in the computer. If the vehicle comes in at a later date with burned out > clutches in the diffs then they can and will deny you warranty coverage > because it was not caused by normal wear and tear. You were advised and > then failed to take the advice of the service technician. > > I have read all these horror stories on the Audi and VW forums. The > Quattro AWD system has a service note in the manual informing the owner of > this. > |
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Replace all tires for a flat one?
Interesting article, makes sense to me.
On Wed, 2 Aug 2006 15:13:11 -0500, "Captain Coleman" > wrote: >If you look at tirerack.com they actually offer a "tire shaving service." >Check out: >http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tirete....jsp?techid=18 > >"The Model Hobbit" > wrote in message >news:0hh3g.4851$9c6.4597@dukeread11... >> All vehicles with computer controlled AWD must have all tires replaced at >> the same time. As discussed before, the newer tire will have a greater >> diameter and circumference and will in turn spin at a lesser rate than the >> other three tires. Greater diameter means less revs per mile. This will be >> interpreted as wheel spin by the computer and will engage the >> differentials. This will burn out the clutches in the diffs. >> >> There have been a lot of vehicles coming in for service that requires the >> replacement of the differentials. This is due to the computer keeping them >> engaged all the time and burning them out. This is why they are telling >> you to replace all four tires. He will note this in your maintenance log >> in the computer. If the vehicle comes in at a later date with burned out >> clutches in the diffs then they can and will deny you warranty coverage >> because it was not caused by normal wear and tear. You were advised and >> then failed to take the advice of the service technician. >> >> I have read all these horror stories on the Audi and VW forums. The >> Quattro AWD system has a service note in the manual informing the owner of >> this. >> > |
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