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  1. How Road Salt Affects Your Tires

     

    An emergency vehicle salting a highway road in the winter.

    If you live in a place where it snows in winter, you can attest to how sloppy the roads can get during the season. Between the snow, ice, dirt, and salt on the roads, your car can get pretty dirty or even become damaged during winter. Road salt, in particular, can be detrimental to your car. Read on to discover how road salt affects your tires. With the proper maintenance, it’s possible to prevent road salt from damaging your wheels. Here are a few tips for keeping your tires and wheels in good shape during the winter.

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  2. How To Properly Check Your Tire Pressure

    Routine tire checks are a normal part of car maintenance. To avoid unnecessary wear and keep your car safe, learn how to properly check your tire pressure.
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  3. How Cold Temperatures Affect Your Tires

    With cold weather making its abrupt arrival, discover the ways in which temperature affects your tires here, as well as some helpful tips for the season.
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  4. Why Your Car Shakes While You Drive

    Why Your Car Shakes While You Drive

    It’s important to examine your tires before winter arrives. For tire wear insight, read our guide. It'll ensure you're driving safely this season.

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  5. How To Read Tire Wear Patterns

    It’s important to examine your tires before winter arrives. For tire wear insight, read our guide. It'll ensure you're driving safely this season.

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  6. The Dangers of Driving on a Bent Rim

    The Dangers of Driving on a Bent Rim

    Driving on a bent rim may not seem like a big deal, but over time, it can turn into one. Read on for the causes, signs, and dangers of driving on a bent rim.
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  7. How to Do a Tire Safety Inspection

    How to Do a Tire Safety Inspection

    Knowing how to do a tire safety inspection can help you determine when it’s time for new tires or wheels. Read on to learn about safety signals in tires.
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  8. How Your Rotors Affect Your Wheels

    How Your Rotors Affect Your Wheels

    Damaged rotors affect your wheels by dangerously reducing braking efficiency, causing the wheel to rotate longer than it should, and taking longer to stop.
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  9. Why Wheel Alignment Is Essential

    A car on a balancer getting balanced.

    Most car owners only consult the manual for when they discover a button they hadn’t noticed before, and need to know its function.

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  10. Common Brake Noises and Their Causes

    Common Brake Noises and Their Causes

    It’s tough to love a car with noisy brakes, whether you are driving it, or it squeals to a stop in front of you on the road. There are many reasons brakes make noise. Don’t ignore these common brake noises and their causes.

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  11. What to Keep in Your Car for Emergencies

    phone in carYou don’t want to be that motorist stuck in a floating car under a bridge after a sudden, intense downpour.

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  12. How to Maintain Your Car During COVID-19

    How to Maintain Your Car During COVID-19

    Social distancing and working from home have reduced traffic to next to nothing, but that doesn’t mean you should forget about taking care of your car. Automobiles sitting in garages for weeks can develop problems. Here’s how to maintain your car during COVID-19 stay-at-home time.

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