Manderbach Ford is almost required to convey the importance of new tires before spring begins in earnest outside Allentown. This is also true of wheel alignment inspections and all other tasks related toward ensuring a robust tire assortment.
As probably the most vital vehicle component there is, surely winter made its mark on your tire layout. And so it remains given the degree of potholes now littering streets throughout Harrisburg.
In any event, more than worthwhile is having a full complement of tire servicing details implemented before the unfortunate happens.
Swapping to Summer Tires
With winter all but gone outside Philadelphia, it remains the perfect time to swap winter tires for an assortment more appropriate for spring and summer to come.
While winter tires have been specially designed and engineered for the challenges inherent of the season, the same is true of all-season or summer components. Noticeable here are treads with shallower channels that are more grippier to dry road surfaces. As well, rubber composition of summer tires is engineered to withstand those warmer temperatures to welcome for improved handling and fuel efficiency.
So, it's more than likely your winter tire assortment met with wear and tear along the way. Being the very first vehicle component making contact with road imperfections and potholes, tires bear the brunt of driving. In this, wear patterns may begin to show on treads, which signal potential issues elsewhere as with corroded brake parts or errant wheel alignment.
Wheel Alignment and Pothole Season
It might be amazing that potholes have a dedicated season. But throughout Hamburg, this remains a time of year noted for what's now exposed on road surfaces after winter.
Before any winter-weather event, public works crews are busily laying down road salt and saline to ensure local Allentown streets are cleared of snow when it begins to fall. As soon as snow hits these treated surfaces, it will melt on contact. Though there is a down-side to this valiant approach to stem winter traveling woes.
The salt component of these various solutions will compromise pavement by working its way into seams and crevices. Add to this fluctuations in air temperature, any small pavement imperfection may become a larger hole or abrasion to circumvent while driving.
Though no matter our best efforts, a vehicle's front end will always seem drawn to that pounding when meeting with considerable potholes, enlarged openings around manhole covers and seams that have become crevasses. Day after day, that contact will eventually have a deteriorating affect on wheel alignment and steering.
How to Spot Errant Wheel Alignment
Even the most inexperienced of Harrisburg drivers will be able to discern wheel alignment that requires attention by Ford factory-trained technicians. Simply put, if your vehicle has a tendency to steer itself to one side or pulls at higher speeds, this is indicative of maladjusted wheel alignment.
As well, tire treads are likely to exhibit patterns of wear that trend to one side with bareness a distinct aspect. Brake parts could also be affected to a degree in which surfacing has been denuded to levels of no appreciable value.
No matter the case, it's of extreme important to render the aid and professionalism of technicians specifically trained in correcting such issues. State-of-art equipment and tools are placed into action to secure proper angling and tilt of those compromised wheels. Then, your steering wheel is restored to proper north-south justification.
Manderbach Ford – Offering Complete Tire Servicing near Philadelphia
Use our online service scheduler to set a date and time convenient for tire servicing, seasonal exchanges or wheel alignment corrections.
We also offer mobile service that comes to you at home or office for basic maintenance and tire servicing needs. You may schedule this online or by contacting our Manderbach Ford service advisors directly.