Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
11-28-2003, 01:25 PM
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Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
I have a broken belt in one of my A6 Quattro. Other tires have 8mm tread
remaining. Can I get away with buying only one tire? Or do I have to buy
two or four?
How much tread difference is needed to cause problems with the diffrentials
on a Quattro?
remaining. Can I get away with buying only one tire? Or do I have to buy
two or four?
How much tread difference is needed to cause problems with the diffrentials
on a Quattro?
11-28-2003, 02:49 PM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
"Jay Somerset" <jay@no-fixed-abode.com> wrote in message
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> I have a broken belt in one of my A6 Quattro. Other tires have 8mm tread
> remaining. Can I get away with buying only one tire? Or do I have to buy
> two or four?
I'd order just 1 from TireRack, but ask them to shave off a couple of mm
before they ship it.
Cheers,
Pete
11-28-2003, 04:08 PM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
In article <bq8cbv$bjr$1@news.onet.pl>, Pete <escape2music@hotmail.com>
writes
>
>"Jay Somerset" <jay@no-fixed-abode.com> wrote in message
>news:i58fsvc80m3hmnfkn82at9j9hgi8fkfh82@4ax.com.. .
>> I have a broken belt in one of my A6 Quattro. Other tires have 8mm tread
>> remaining. Can I get away with buying only one tire? Or do I have to buy
>> two or four?
>
>I'd order just 1 from TireRack, but ask them to shave off a couple of mm
>before they ship it.
LOL, hey Victor, lets see if that new Remington can cope with vulcanised
rubber!
--
Toby
writes
>
>"Jay Somerset" <jay@no-fixed-abode.com> wrote in message
>news:i58fsvc80m3hmnfkn82at9j9hgi8fkfh82@4ax.com.. .
>> I have a broken belt in one of my A6 Quattro. Other tires have 8mm tread
>> remaining. Can I get away with buying only one tire? Or do I have to buy
>> two or four?
>
>I'd order just 1 from TireRack, but ask them to shave off a couple of mm
>before they ship it.
LOL, hey Victor, lets see if that new Remington can cope with vulcanised
rubber!
--
Toby
11-28-2003, 04:21 PM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message >
> LOL, hey Victor, lets see if that new Remington can cope with vulcanised
> rubber!
LOL! I was actually serious though. I know they shave and heat-cycle track
tires for customers, so I'm sure they could do it for a street tire, too.
Just have to make sure it's the exact tire model as the other 3 he has on
the car.
Cheers,
Pete
11-28-2003, 07:46 PM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
"Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
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> In article <bq8cbv$bjr$1@news.onet.pl>, Pete <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> writes
> >
> >"Jay Somerset" <jay@no-fixed-abode.com> wrote in message
> > >
> >I'd order just 1 from TireRack, but ask them to shave off a couple of mm
> >before they ship it.
>
> LOL, hey Victor, lets see if that new Remington can cope with vulcanised
> rubber!
> --
> Toby
Pete's suggestion was NOT meant as a joke. Consider this as a learning
experience!!.
11-29-2003, 12:20 PM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
better yet send them the old tyre and have some more rubber stuck on........
"Tony" <tshimi@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> "Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:1JUOLvAYa8x$EwKb@iconia.org.uk...
> > In article <bq8cbv$bjr$1@news.onet.pl>, Pete <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> > writes
> > >
> > >"Jay Somerset" <jay@no-fixed-abode.com> wrote in message
> > > >
> > >I'd order just 1 from TireRack, but ask them to shave off a couple of
mm
> > >before they ship it.
> >
> > LOL, hey Victor, lets see if that new Remington can cope with vulcanised
> > rubber!
> > --
> > Toby
>
> Pete's suggestion was NOT meant as a joke. Consider this as a learning
> experience!!.
>
>
"Tony" <tshimi@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> "Toby Groves" <news@iconia.org.uk> wrote in message
> news:1JUOLvAYa8x$EwKb@iconia.org.uk...
> > In article <bq8cbv$bjr$1@news.onet.pl>, Pete <escape2music@hotmail.com>
> > writes
> > >
> > >"Jay Somerset" <jay@no-fixed-abode.com> wrote in message
> > > >
> > >I'd order just 1 from TireRack, but ask them to shave off a couple of
mm
> > >before they ship it.
> >
> > LOL, hey Victor, lets see if that new Remington can cope with vulcanised
> > rubber!
> > --
> > Toby
>
> Pete's suggestion was NOT meant as a joke. Consider this as a learning
> experience!!.
>
>
12-01-2003, 01:52 AM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
Shave your tires??
Jesus guys, why would you pay for a new tire to immeadiately take a couple
of thousand miles OFF its life!!
This is an Audi NOT a Volvo 4wd. Volvos you DEFINATELY have to change in
pairs. The Audi Quatro system automatically compensates for different tire
dimensions when you change tires.
John
A6Q 2.8 (UK)
Jesus guys, why would you pay for a new tire to immeadiately take a couple
of thousand miles OFF its life!!
This is an Audi NOT a Volvo 4wd. Volvos you DEFINATELY have to change in
pairs. The Audi Quatro system automatically compensates for different tire
dimensions when you change tires.
John
A6Q 2.8 (UK)
12-01-2003, 11:28 AM
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Re: Broken Belt -- Need 1, 2, or 4 tires?
"John" <someone@somewhere.com> wrote in message news:<hrCyb.439$KF3.61030@newsfep1-win.server.ntli.net>...
> Shave your tires??
>
> Jesus guys, why would you pay for a new tire to immediately take a couple
> of thousand miles OFF its life!!
The previous remark was largely satire, but not completely without
merit.
Tire shaving is a common practice for competition tires and Tire Rack
is one of (if not *the*) the first commercial operations to make it
widely available to anyone who wants to pay a few bucks for the
service. In this case, it would effectively 'match' the tire with the
remaining worn tires.
Tread squirm adversely influences handling, so autocrossers and a few
track junkies will have the 'excess' shaved off. I always thought the
old Bridgestone commercials demonstrating how *worn* tires handled as
well as brand new ones were hilarious. Well, DUH! If it's on dry
pavement, they handle *better*! Every *true* autocrosser I know looks
at a set of 'bald' tires and, instead of thinking: "Needs new tires,"
thinks: "Ahhh! Competition depth!"
--
C.R. Krieger
Been there; done that
> Shave your tires??
>
> Jesus guys, why would you pay for a new tire to immediately take a couple
> of thousand miles OFF its life!!
The previous remark was largely satire, but not completely without
merit.
Tire shaving is a common practice for competition tires and Tire Rack
is one of (if not *the*) the first commercial operations to make it
widely available to anyone who wants to pay a few bucks for the
service. In this case, it would effectively 'match' the tire with the
remaining worn tires.
Tread squirm adversely influences handling, so autocrossers and a few
track junkies will have the 'excess' shaved off. I always thought the
old Bridgestone commercials demonstrating how *worn* tires handled as
well as brand new ones were hilarious. Well, DUH! If it's on dry
pavement, they handle *better*! Every *true* autocrosser I know looks
at a set of 'bald' tires and, instead of thinking: "Needs new tires,"
thinks: "Ahhh! Competition depth!"
--
C.R. Krieger
Been there; done that
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