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Old 03-22-2011, 05:49 PM
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Originally Posted by DFFECHSWU View Post
...noticed a noise emanating from the front wheel. I can hear it during deceleration (that doesn't mean it's not happening at other times) from 30 mph down to about 20 mph. It's very low, almost like tire noise, but it has a mechanical sound to it as well.
I would almost guarantee that the tread is reversed. The tire has a rotation arrow, where it's stamped "Front Use Only____>>>".

So either the tire is mounted correctly and the wheel mounted reversed, or the wheel is mounted correctly and the tire reversed.
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