Show much wear Is caused by slipping action of tire dont reads the old rule reverse the he direction of rotation of tires it if you want faint to get the most mileage from them but times change and rules change with thern them today the bureau of standards suggests that it may be desirable r to charge change the direction of rotation of tires occasionally in order to reduce the wear through scuffing the old theory was that when a tires trend had become accustomed to taking strain in the one direction it was best to let it go along in the same ann e old rut rot throughout its entire life when the garageman changed a tire many car owners were careful to see that the tire went back on n the wheel in such euch a n way as to roll in its accustomed direction but the me latest tests show that mud tire wear la Is due to a constant slipping action known as scuffing scud lne and sug suggests gesis that much of the pe c ullar wear on tile the trenda treads could be spared pared by occasionally reversing the direction of rotation of the tires |