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LR RR RR
.5 WHEEl ROTATION .. ··WHEEl ROTATION
RADIAL TIRES
BIAS PLY TIRE BIAS PLY TIRE .. WHEEl ROTATION .5 WHEEl ROTAtiON
BIAS-BELTED TIRES
driving habits, etc. To obtain maxi
mum. tire life you should inspect
a nd rotate your tires regularly.
Many car .and tire dealers will per
form a free tire inspection and
assist you in identifying uneven
or abnormal tire
wear which is
usually the result of incorrect infla
tion pressure , lack of regular rota
tion, improper wheel alignment,
out-of-balance ,
or poor driving
habits.
Bias and bias-belted tires should
be rotated
at least every 7,500
miles . Radial tires should be ro
tated at least at the first 7,500 miles
and then
at least at 15,000 mile in
tervals thereafter .or whenever. un
even tire wear is noticed.
Alignment and Balance
Proper front-end alignment ~i~i
mizes tire tread wear: To mlmmlze
tire wear, your front-end
susp~n
sion components should be m-
5-17
NOTE: It is recommended that the
brake s be
inspected for wear when
ever the tires are rotated.
spected regularly. See the
Main:e
nance Schedule folder for more lU
formation. Some ball-joints have
built-in wear indicators and some
movement in the joints
is normal.
Improper front -end alignment will
not cause vibration. Improper to e
alignment may cause your front.
tires to drag at an angle resulting in
excessive wear. Improper camber
alignment
may cause your front
tires to wear more on one side than
on the other arid can cau se the
vehicle to
"pull" to the left or right.
Proper tire balancing provides
the best riding comfort and helps
to minimiz e tire tread wear.
Out-of
balance tires can cause annoyin g
vehicle vibration and irregular tire
wear such
as cupping, flat spots,
etc.
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Your Cl:
receives its power from
a
mixture of gasoline and air. The
air is taken into the system through
the air cleaner so it's important to
replace~he air cJea!1er at required
intervals. A dirty
air cleaner re
duces . engine efficiency.
Properly Tuned'Engine
Overall tuning (a check on tlin
ing , spark plugs, emission control
devices, etc;)
can improve your
car's gas mi,leage . You just
can't
expect an "out-of-tune" engine to
give you good gas mileage and
cleaner air.
Excess Weight
Fuel economy is related to the
work. the engine . must do. The
heavier the load , the more power it
take
s. Keep excess weight to a
minimum by removing any per
sonal effects or luggage from the
car or trunk when they are not
needed.
Tire Inflation
Underinfiation not only causes
needless wear of the tires, but
can
also waste gasoline. It's a good
idea to check tire pressures
regularly.
Wheel Alignment
Incorrect "toe in" or "toe out" can
have the effect,of dragging your
front tires sideways
and may cause
premature tire wear.
It takes power
to carry this extra load and that
takes gas from your tank.
Catalytic Converter
The catalytic converter is an
emi ssio n control device added to
5-22 the
exhaust system to reduce hy
drocarbon
and carbon monoxide
pollutants from the exhaust gas
stream. The converter contains
beads which are coated with a cata
lytic material containing platinum
and palladium.
Use of the catalytic converter
has the advantage
of allowing the
engine
to be re-tuned for improved
fuel economy anddriveability.
The catalytic converter requires
the use
of unleaded fuel only,
Unleaded gasoline is used to re
duce combustion chamber deposits,
corrosion
and to prevent lead con
tamination
of the catalyst that
would render it ineffective.
The use
of leaded fuel will cause the COIO- .
lytic converter to become ineffec
tive
as an emission control device.
