5.0 tire wear

[Tford]

The back passenger side tire on the 5.0 wears a little unevenly on the very outside line of tread. All the rest of the tires look great and are wearing evenly. Couple questions: Can I just have this one tire flipped on the rim to wear the other side of outside tread? What could be a possible solution to the wear pattern?

[Rossue]

From etrailer:

https://www.etrailer.com/question-15...railer%20tires.

[Tford]

Yup, know about cupping, this is a very consistent wear around the whole circumference of the tread…and they’re inflated correctly, and not overloaded.

[occer]

Originally Posted by Tford

The back passenger side tire on the 5.0 wears a little unevenly on the very outside line of tread. All the rest of the tires look great and are wearing evenly. Couple questions: Can I just have this one tire flipped on the rim to wear the other side of outside tread? What could be a possible solution to the wear pattern?

Look at the side wall, if there is not an “Arrow” and the word “ Direction” pointing to which direction the tire must roll it can be flipped. Make sure to balance it after flipping.

[Rossue]

Originally Posted by Tford

Yup, know about cupping, this is a very consistent wear around the whole circumference of the tread…and they’re inflated correctly, and not overloaded.

Right.. learning here as well; another link from etrailer:

https://www.etrailer.com/question-109661.html

[Tford]

Originally Posted by occer

Look at the side wall, if there is not an “Arrow” and the word “ Direction” pointing to which direction the tire must roll it can be flipped. Make sure to balance it after flipping.

I’ll do it! They’re Carlisle Radial Trails, I’ll see what I can find online about their “directional preference”🤪!

[MarkinVan]

Lift the wheel off the ground and see if there is any play in the wheel.
Could be wheel bearing.
Was in our case with the same wear on driver's side rear Carlisle tire.

[Tford]

Thanks! I’ll try it! It appears to be non directional so I’ll be pulling it off anyway and have it remounted.

[SRS]

Originally Posted by Rossue

Right.. learning here as well; another link from etrailer:

https://www.etrailer.com/question-109661.html

I think Etrailer is a pretty good source for lots of stuff and they have informative videos. But, I'm skeptical of the cause being underinflation. Typically a tire that's under inflated shows excessive wear on both outer edges. Googling yields lots of possibilities. One from Les Schwab:

https://www.lesschwab.com/article/ti...questions.html

suggests the axle may be under-loaded. most trailer axles have a bend including the Torque-flex axle and if there isn't a heavy enough load, the axle curve won't flatten sufficiently. So maybe how the trailer is being loaded is affecting the tire wear. Bearings may need adjustment. Spindle may be bent resulting in too much positive camber. Lots of explanations for this type of wear.

[Rossue]

Originally Posted by SRS

Bearings may need adjustment. Spindle may be bent resulting in too much positive camber. Lots of explanations for this type of wear.

And here's another remote possibility that did happen to me the one time I paid someone to repack my bearings. One outer bearing was replaced, however the bearing cup or race wasn't seated all the way resulting in misalignment. I noticed the outside edge wear, however it wasn't as pronounced as the OP's. His has been going on for some time it would seem.

I hope those aren't the original Carlisles; I say that as I know that was the brand Escape was using in 2014. If so they are well aged-out. In any event I would not consider turning it around to reuse.

[Tford]

They’re not originals, and the other three look great. It’s a coil spring model and I’ve flipped the springs over the axles for proper ride height. Next week on a 2 night stop I’ll check bearing play and probably flip the tire. It’s about 900 miles to home then, and I’ve got the spare!