Galaxy Rear Tyers Wear On Inner

[tenpen]

does anyone no why my mk 2 galaxy is running the rear inner tyers off

[insider]

1) Are your tyre pressures correct?

2) Do you carry any unusual / heavy loads?

3) Has your rear suspension been modified or damaged?

[Shabazmo]

Rear susspension bent causing toe out on rear wheels and hence wear on the inside. Get 4 wheel alignment done to prove this or otherwise. If bent, you require a bodyshop with a hydraulic ram to straighten it so that allignment is spot on. No adjustments possible on rear wheels

[tenpen]

could a wheel bearing cause this i will get it tracked on monday thanks for your advise

[supersiecosse]

could a wheel bearing cause this i will get it tracked on monday thanks for your advise

 

 

Hi.

 

I would suggest to you to have the rear wishbone bushes checked for excessive movement. I would summise this could be the cause of your problem.

If these rear bushes have been worn for sometime then it may cause further damage to the rear-subframe mounting points where rear wishbones attach. You may end up with having to purchase a new rear-subframe; worst case senario.

 

A rear wheel bearing would be more apparent if it was worn by the noise it would make; It would sound like a constant droneing and would NOT cause the tyre wear.

 

Hope this helps........... Get them bushes checked at your local garage....... independant or otherwise.

[Shabazmo]

From what I remember there is no rear subframe. The rear wishbones are attached to the strong points on monocoque floorpan. Hence if something is bent then you may have to straighten it by mechanical, hydraulic means. I did this with my brother in laws Mk2

[antzatgalaxy]

Just thought I would add this in case anyone stumbled across this problem of rear inner tyre wear.

 

My rear tyres seemed to wear on the inside edge to the point where the outside looked absolutely fine, but closer (more difficult) inspection revealed the inner edge was wearing as the same rate as the set of front tyres. Which generally meant changing all four tyres each time.

 

I noticed that the profile from behind did look like the wheels were closer at the top then the bottom, which would explain the wear. It also highlighted the importance of tyre pressure as lower pressure tyres would wear a lot quicker on the inner edge.

 

Now here is what happened! While driving along the M4, I had the rear driver side wheel come off! This was due to the bearing failing. I didn't realise this until I pulled in (rather sharpish) as I though I had a a blow out. There was a bang and the definite feeling that the rear wheel had locked. In fact it had come off and folded into the body work which is why it was locked. As the bearing holds the wheel on, it was effectively dangling from the break calliper. Had it been the passenger side, I reckon it would have folded under the car when I was pulling in to the hard shoulder.

Three things conspired to make this a gentle landing - The M4 had road works and I was doing 40mph, only the lane next to the hard shoulder was open, it was 10pm at night so not busy. In fact it was so undramatic that is didn't even wake three sleeping kids in the back. It could all have been so different, but best not to dwell....

 

There where a few points to note. There was no noise from the bearing before hand. I had to have the rear wish bone replaced (it does attach directly to body) as I couldn't guarantee it wasn't damaged and eventually I replaced the brake calliper as the pins must have been slightly bent as it started ceasing after.

 

What I did note was that after all this work, the gait of the car was much improved. But I effectively only had one side done (although I replaced the pair of shocks).

 

There is still tyre wear on the inside edge, but I get more miles to the tyres now. I also check (or get checked) the rear bearings at every opportunity. There is no adjustment to the rear wheels, but there is a company near me who do geometry and 4 wheel alignment (which I want done after the work carried out) with the clever use of special replacement parts (so no hydraulic ram). I haven't managed to get them to work on my car yet, as to do a proper job, they want the front track rod ends replaced first (perfectionists!)

 

My worry was that the rapid wear in the inside edge should have made me look at the bearings before all this happened, or maybe the angle of the wheels lead to excess wear on the bearings?

 

Still don't know? If anyone does, I would be pleased to hear.

[niallsan]

I had this same problem of rear tyre wear on the inside. I replaced the bushes mentiones above, which wer maybe 15 quid for all 4. I believe it has fixed the problem?? Def improved matters anyway? Socket set and a car jack all thats required. Very little weight on these bushes, just jack up the car slightly, as far as I can remember? N.

[antzatgalaxy]

It's on my dry day list of things to do.... I'll only have to do the one side as the ones on the other side were replaced with the repairs. Should have done it with the shocks.... but was thinking more about getting car back on road (on four wheels!).

[Shabazmo]

I am glad to hear that you and your family are ok. Its a frightening thought loosing a rear wheel. I replaced a wheel bearing on my Galaxy after 210,000 miles, but it was making a noise. If your bearing did not make a noise then I doubt it was the bearing causing your inner tyre wear. I would be interested to know what the wheel alignment results are. Please post the readings when you get a chance.

Best of luck.