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03-31-2014, 05:16 AM
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Montana Fan
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Austin
Posts: 127
M.O.C. #10861
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Strange Tire Wear...
Good morning all...
I have a 2007 Montana 3400RL. When I bought it 4 years ago, I put on a set of Maxxis tires. I noticed that I now have a strange wear pattern only on the tires on the front axle. The Right Front Axle tire is wearing fairly heavy on the outside edge. The Left Front Axle tire is wearing some (not as severe) on the inside edge.
Is this an axle alignment issue? Could this be a bushing issue?
-Chris
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03-31-2014, 05:23 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Navarre
Posts: 1,527
M.O.C. #9765
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My money is on alignment issues. Just had mine aligned due to tire wear.
Mike
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03-31-2014, 05:37 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Fayetteville
Posts: 4,200
M.O.C. #11401
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My first guess would be alignment.
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03-31-2014, 06:17 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Wilsey
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M.O.C. #11455
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I'll vote with the rest. I'd take it to a shop and have the alignment looked at first.
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03-31-2014, 07:42 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Davison
Posts: 786
M.O.C. #12331
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Yes the axle is out of alignment. The cause of that mis-alignment is yet to be discovered. Take it to a reputable shop that aligns over the road trucks.
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03-31-2014, 08:05 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 908
M.O.C. #7915
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Certainly sounds like the axle. However, I had the same issue on my 3400RL and it was an elcheapo Chinese tire.
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04-01-2014, 04:16 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Lake Gaston
Posts: 8,773
M.O.C. #12156
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Sounds like an alignment issue to me as well
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04-01-2014, 06:58 AM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Olympia
Posts: 1,058
M.O.C. #9441
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I also would say alignment. Might check the spacing between the axel centers on both sides.. Just to give you an idea if it wis ay off.
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04-01-2014, 01:46 PM
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Montana Master
Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Land O Lakes
Posts: 2,751
M.O.C. #7753
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You might want to measure the distance between the tires on the right and left sides, they should be the same distance. If the ubolts get lose an axle can shift anywhere from a fraction of an inch to several inches. When the several inch shift happens then you end up with serious tire damage.
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