Volkswagen Touran Service Manual. Wear Spots
Wear spots are caused by a hard stop with locked wheels
whereby the rubber compound is abraded from the contact patch.
When the tires slide across the road surface, frictional
heat is generated which reduces the abrasion resistance on the
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Volkswagen Touran Service Manual. Diagonal Washouts
Diagonal wear spots on tires
Diagonal wear spots run at an angle of approximately 45
with respect to the plane of circumference.
They usually occur once, but may also occur several times
along the tire circumference.
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