Specifications

CHASSIS
PERIODICAL SERVICES
Inflation of tires
Tires with
proper pressure improve riding
comfort and
steering
stability
reduce
driving
sound
to
the minimum
and extend the service life
The
tires
should be checked for
proper pressure
on
monthly
basis or more
frequently
depending
on
driving
conditions while the
tires
are cold
Ordinarily
tire
pressure
rises 10
to 15 of that when
the
tire is
cold
during
continuous
driving
under a constant
speed
due to
the tire
temperature
rise
When
measuring
tire
pressure
accurately
first find out whether the
tire is
hot
or cold
When
tire
valve
capo
are
removed
be sure to reinstall
them on the
valves without
fail The valve
caps
assist in
keeping
air in
the
tire in
case of
a valve
leak and
keep
dust and water out of
the valves
When inflation
pressure
is
too
high
the
following
troubles will
result
1
Hard ride
2 Bruised tire
or
damaged
carcass
immediately
inside
the
tread
3
Poor
traction
at
rear
wheel
resulting
in
uneven wear
4
Rapid
tread wear at center of
tire
When inflation
pressure
is
tuo low the
following
troubles will result
1
Tire
squeal
on turns
2
Hard
steering
3
Rapid
and
uneven wear on
tire tread
edges
4 Bruised tire rim and various
types
of
rupture
5 Tire cord
fatigue
or
breakage
6
Tramp
and
shimmy
troubles
7 Unusual tire
temperature
rise
8 Car roll while
turning
a comer or
making
a
sharp
swerve in traffic
Tighten
wheel nuts to a
torque
of 8
0 to 9 0
kg
m
58
to
65
ft Ib
Be sure to
retighten
wheel nuts
after
running
100
to
200
km 60 to 120 miles
Radial tire
When
comparing
to
the
ordinary
tire
camber
power
of a radial
tire is
lower and
cornering power
is
higher
and
consequently
toe
in
increase
excessively causing
unevenly
worn
tire
and or
rapid
tire
wear Thus the front
wheel
a1ignment
should be carried out care
y
and
correctly
See
Chapter
FA
Characteristics of
a
radial
tire
differ from that of
an
ordinary
tire Do
not
mingle
radial
tires with
an
ordinary
tire
or
vice
vena When
replacing
a radial tire with an
ordinary
tire
due to unavoidable reason use
ordinary
tires
for front
tires
Tire rotation
1
Service life of
a tire is
indicated
by
miles driven
The
tires are
provided
with tread
wear
indicator marks in
six
positions on
the tire
circumference which indicate
limit
of
1
6 mm 0
06
in tread
depth
When the
tire is
worn to
the
service life
the tread wear indicator
appean
In
other words when the
indicator
appears
the
tire
has
reached
its
service life
Generally
speaking
service
life of
a
tire i
40 000
km
24 000 miles
TREAD WEAR
INDICATOR
TIRE TREAD
Fig
WT 1
Tread
wear
indicator
2 When it is
intended to use five tires
including
the
spare
tire
evenly
conduct tire
rotation in
accordance With
the
tire
shifting
order shown
in
Figure
WT 2 whenever the
vehicle is driven 10 000
km 6 000 miles
WT 2