Who does your tire rotations?

[slowmachine]

Ford will do mine with the oil changes until that feature runs out, and then I'll have my shop do it (as someone else here posted).

I have a bit of a pet peeve about this, and wonder if I'm the only one...
When I have my tires rotated, I ALWAYS ask to have them balanced. Every time. And every time I do, the tech finds it necessary to ask me why. I end up telling them because I asked them to do it. I don't understand why this is an issue here in AZ, but it seems to be.
It's important to note that without fail at least one tire needs a weight adjustment.
Don't y'all ever balance your tires when you rotate?

I get the tires balanced every 10,000 miles.

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[CashSeeAO]

I rotate the tires myself, every 4,000 miles, and also do the oil change.

I am jealous of your lift. ?
I do my own oil change and tire rotation because I find it “relaxing”.

 

[pull string get cookies]

Hi Terry,,

It will be me if my health holds. Going to be a while as I only have about 2k miles on it and going on 2 years of ownership....Thank you Covid and the fact that most of my driving is less than two miles round trip....

best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

Getting any flat spots on those tires with that low mileage? Haha, just kidding around.

 

[NickTheEnforcer]

me and my 17 year old son every other synthetic oil change.
I dont let dis-Service Center Fuk monkeys touch anything but warranty work. [period]..

 

[2020FRL]

I have a bit of a pet peeve about this, and wonder if I'm the only one...
When I have my tires rotated, I ALWAYS ask to have them balanced. Every time. And every time I do, the tech finds it necessary to ask me why. I end up telling them because I asked them to do it. I don't understand why this is an issue here in AZ, but it seems to be.
It's important to note that without fail at least one tire needs a weight adjustment.
Don't y'all ever balance your tires when you rotate?

Always part of the service.

 

[CB750F]

Dealer will do it till warranty is up then I will.
I never asked to get them balanced, unless I feel something.

 

[Jim C]

I rotate the tires myself, every 4,000 miles, and also do the oil change.

 

[Jim C]

i work for a cable co & had an install where this guy had a 5 bay garage roller doors on the middle 3. he said the house is just a place "to keep the guns"

that was impressive

 

[RANGER_MARC]

Questions...do you rotate your own tires or have someone else do it? And if you have someone else do it who? Ford , Discount Tire, Jiffylube? I change my own oil and filter but rotating the tires are kind of a pain to do in my option, I've done it but I don't like doing it.

I just have my local dealer do all of the work on my truck, including tire rotations. Through process of elimination and some, sure, some dumb luck, I found a reliable, family-owned Ford dealership, which just happens to be along the highway between my home and place of business. So far I have bought two new vehicles from them and let them take care of all the service-related stuff, modifications, etc. They have never made any significant errors or ripped me off, and they even throw in freebies from time to time!

 

[Murphie]

Ford does it when they change my oil...lol part of the works package $50 + tax and I don't have to get all dirty and greasy and get to test drive some cars while I wait.

Same here, except for the test drive. My dealer has a separate Quick Lane facility, great value, easy in and out, and genuinely nice people!

 

[pull string get cookies]

Questions...do you rotate your own tires or have someone else do it? And if you have someone else do it who? Ford , Discount Tire, Jiffylube? I change my own oil and filter but rotating the tires are kind of a pain to do in my option, I've done it but I don't like doing it.

Used to do it myself, back when I had access to a Hunter balancer, lift/rack at work. Now I let the dealer rotate and balance. Wish I could still do the alignment myself...

 

[P. A. Schilke]

Getting any flat spots on those tires with that low mileage? Haha, just kidding around.

Hi Justin,

Well....today I stated the Ranger and backed it out of the Garage so our Hair stylist could operate in the garage instead of the house...makes clean up easier. I went first and got a very nice haircut for my starting to get shaggy hair...the wife go her trim and we were good to go. Then sweep up and pull the Ranger back into its space in the garage.... about a 20 ft travel round trip.... Anyway..my head is about 5lbs lighter....gray hair everywhere when Annette was done with both of us... Great to have her visit us instead of traveling the 1 mile distance to her old shop.... Now to get my Doctor to visit us like the olden times... Have Black Bag...will travel...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

 

[Jim C]

Hi Justin,

Well....today I stated the Ranger and backed it out of the Garage so our Hair stylist could operate in the garage instead of the house...makes clean up easier. I went first and got a very nice haircut for my starting to get shaggy hair...the wife go her trim and we were good to go. Then sweep up and pull the Ranger back into its space in the garage.... about a 20 ft travel round trip.... Anyway..my head is about 5lbs lighter....gray hair everywhere when Annette was done with both of us... Great to have her visit us instead of traveling the 1 mile distance to her old shop.... Now to get my Doctor to visit us like the olden times... Have Black Bag...will travel...

Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired

it sure is great to travel to get your hair cut i see
that trip must have been rough.
was traffic good?

i cant talk though mine has 3500 on it

 

[wanted33]

For the price of "The Works" package I'm not changing my oil again. Plus, I don't have to worry about disposing of the old oil. I just grab a cup of Joe, shoot the chit with my salesguy, and walk around the lot looking at the new trucks. Usually takes around 30-45 minutes, and when it's done I'm not a bit dirty.

 

[gov cheese]

On a 6000 miles oil change schedule and rotate tire at the same time. Started it with the mustang that had to be jacked up to change the oil and just continued with the ranger.

Driveway, floor jack and 4 jack stands have lots of practice.after driving autocross monthly. Switching to sticker tires (200 tire wear) for events and back to daily drivers.

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