Re: Looking for service bulletin link for 2003 Accord brakes issue
 

"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Chip Stein" <chip@chipanddebby.com> wrote in message
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>> your tires were only rotated once in 12k miles???
>
> Is that always an issue? My '01 Accord has 108,000 miles on it and I've
> never rotated my tires. I replace them at 50K (I'm on my 3rd set,
> including stock) and my tires continue to wear evenly.
>
> As far as I know, tires don't have to be rotated, it's just to even things
> out IF they aren't wearing evenly.
>
>
That is really unusual. In front wheel drive cars the front tires get the
lion's share of wear. When I had a Dodge 600, our first front wheel drive
car, I didn't rotate the tires. The rear tires lasted through three sets of
front tires - about 50K miles.

Mike

Re: Looking for service bulletin link for 2003 Accord brakes issue
 

"Seth" <seth_lermanNOSPAM@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:B7Bid.1968$k53.222@news02.roc.ny...
> "Chip Stein" <chip@chipanddebby.com> wrote in message
> news:5ddcea74.0411041723.69863673@posting.google.c om...
>> your tires were only rotated once in 12k miles???
>
> Is that always an issue? My '01 Accord has 108,000 miles on it and I've
> never rotated my tires. I replace them at 50K (I'm on my 3rd set,
> including stock) and my tires continue to wear evenly.
>
> As far as I know, tires don't have to be rotated, it's just to even things
> out IF they aren't wearing evenly.
>
>
That is really unusual. In front wheel drive cars the front tires get the
lion's share of wear. When I had a Dodge 600, our first front wheel drive
car, I didn't rotate the tires. The rear tires lasted through three sets of
front tires - about 50K miles.

Mike