Actually that was a penny. You weren't supposed to see the top of Abe's head. The cross bars Ray talked about are very noticeable to the touch. If you can get your finger tips into the tread enough to easily feel the bottom of the tread, dragging your finger inside the tread walls in either direction around the tire will bring you to the wear bars. Basically they are ridges running crossways to the treads.
They make tread wear indicators. It's a little tool with a large shoulder and what looks like a plunger running vertically. You set the shoulder on top of the treads and push down on the plunger. When it bottoms out there is a reading that shows to tell the depth. For us that can't read the tool, you can use the brass set up bars. If my tires get within an eighth of an inch, they've out lived their usefulness as far as I'm concerned. I've been in enough wrecks in my time and the way it rains down here an eighth or less will let you hydroplane like you're on ice. ----- Original Message ----- From: Trouble To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 4:34 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] measure tire tread depth use to be a rule of thumb about a nickle. if the tread didn't go past the top of the head. then it was time to replace the tire. Not sure how good it was, but saw a lot of tires sold in the station that way. At 03:46 PM 1/4/2009, you wrote: >Ok! you car guys. How do you measure tire tread depth. I like to replace the >tires about 5/32". >Just had them checked and they measured 7/32". Pa. inspection allows down to >1/16". >--- >Please visit my home page; it is motivational, inspirational and humorous >with many resources for the blind. >http://www.geocities.com/lenny_mchugh/ >Lenny > > >------------------------------------ > >Send any questions regarding list management to: >[email protected] >To listen to the show archives go to link >http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 >Or >ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > >The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. >http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > >Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From >Various List Members At The Following address: >http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > >Visit the archives page at the following address >http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > >If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the >following address for more information: >http://www.jaws-users.com/ >For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy >Man list just send a blank message to: >[email protected]! Groups Links > > > Tim trouble Verizon FIOS support tech "Never offend people with style when you can offend them with substance." --Sam Brown Blindeudora list owner. To subscribe or info: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/blindeudora [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
