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mat777

Member Since: 06 Apr 2015
Location: Nantwich/Liverpool
Posts: 139

2005 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Giverny Green

Uneven tyre wear - can a wheel bearing cause it?

Hi all,

As you can see, the rear tyre is wearing very unevenly on my RR - the outer shoulder is almost bald, whilst the inner shoulder (and the rest of the tyre) is almost full depth:

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Now, obviously the first thought would be to get the tracking checked - and I'm already looking to do so. But I have noticed recently a bit of a grumble at motorway speeds or when cornering, which I think is a rear wheel bearing on its way out. Would a slightly grumbly but not catastrophically knackered bearing be able to cause this sort of damage to the tyre by letting the wheel assume an extra degree of toe?

Thanks,
Matt

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19th Oct 2015 8:42am

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8190

2014 Range Rover Autobiography SDV8 Loire Blue

The rear tyres on mine went like that, the rear camber is supposed to be set to around -2 deg, I readjusted mine to + 1 deg and the wear is now even, the turn in is now much better as well.....

I used a very scientific way of doing it... the compass app on my iPhone, it has a spirit level on it and tells you how many degrees off vertical you are...

Would have thought a wheel bearing would be making all sorts of noise before it increased wear on a tyre.... Pete

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19th Oct 2015 8:52am

Shandonman

Member Since: 02 Dec 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 90

2002 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Adriatic Blue

FWIW I had a rumble from one side recently. Was convinced it must be a wheel bearing on its way out. Took it into the garage and the tyre was like yours. Put a new one on and the rumble has gone.

So fixed the rumble but never diagnosed why the tyre is wearing more on the outside. 2002 Vogue 4.4 V8
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19th Oct 2015 9:24am

JPS

Member Since: 10 Sep 2012
Location: South East England
Posts: 565

2005 Range Rover Autobiography Td6 Zambezi Silver

Mine did exactly the same as this and it turned out to be the rear suspension bushes

20th Oct 2015 8:38am

Haylands

Member Since: 04 Mar 2014
Location: East Yorkshire
Posts: 8190

Obviously more than one reason does this then as my bushes were all new just before the tyres, and it had a four wheel laser alignment and was adjusted to factory spec...

I still recon it's the factory settings that are wrong, my rear tyres have worn totally evenly since adjusting the camber... Pete

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2014 L405 Autobiography SDV8 4.4 Loire Blue Ebony interior
2011 L322 Vogue SE 4.4 TDV8 Baltic Blue. Parchment over Navy Interior. Sold
2012 L322 Autobiography 5.0 Supercharged Ipanema Sand, Jet Interior. Sold
2002 L322 Vogue 4.4 V8 Epson Green, Ivory over Aspen Interior (Fatty Offroader) Sold
-Click for Project Fatty off roader-

20th Oct 2015 10:06am

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