tire rotation

[crackers8199]

has anyone had their tires rotated anywhere other than at a SC? i'm a little over an hour each way from the closest SC, and that seems a little crazy to have to drive that far every 6000 miles for a tire rotation...

 

[nvx1977]

planning to do rotations myself. I'm also far from an SC, though not as far as you....

Gonna use a floor jack to lift up one side and swap front and back. Then do the other side.

 

[Zaxxon]

No rotation, but I had a tire patched at a Les Schwab. They were aware of the need to use the jack points rather than an undercarriage lift without me having to tell them.

I would say you can use any third-party shop, just be prepared with the relevant manual page regarding jacking in case they've never worked a Tesla.

 

[kutkuzak]

My local Discount Tire handled it no problem (and for free). There are a large number of Teslas around here so they already knew how to jack it.

 

[xyeahtony]

Any reputable tire shop can do it. As noted above, make sure they know about the jack points and don't use the car lift.

I think a costco somewhere in america forgot about that and ruined some guy's battery, so a lot of costcos won't do it anymore.

 

[JeffnReno]

I have everything I need to do a front to back rotation myself- jack pads made for the Model 3, floor jack, and scissor jack, plus all necessary wrenches, including a torque wrench. Front to back one side at a time but not a X pattern since not able to lift all 4 wheels at the same time. The one other factor that concerns me doing it myself is having proof that I did it if I need to make a warranty claim for premature thread wear with Michelin.

 

[Lasttoy]

I've done mine 6 times. Easy, u need 2 jacks, 2 homemade pads, good T bar lug wrench. 6 pack of beer.
Cool day or garage with ac.

 

[patrick40363]

has anyone had their tires rotated anywhere other than at a SC? i'm a little over an hour each way from the closest SC, and that seems a little crazy to have to drive that far every 6000 miles for a tire rotation...

Americas Tire.

 

[rhumbliner]

I had a Tesla Ranger come to my home to rotate tires.

 

[tiltmode43]

I've done mine 6 times. Easy, u need 2 jacks, 2 homemade pads, good T bar lug wrench. 6 pack of beer.
Cool day or garage with ac.

Hah! When I first read this, I saw "6 packs of beer"

Don't forget torque wrench on that list, too

 

[crackers8199]

I had a Tesla Ranger come to my home to rotate tires.

how does one go about scheduling that, and how much?

Americas Tire.

what do they charge? did you have to show them the jack points and/or provide the pads?

 

[patrick40363]

how does one go about scheduling that, and how much?



what do they charge? did you have to show them the jack points and/or provide the pads?

I had my tires covered under warranty since 2016 so free rotation. I get a new set every year. I will be taking my wifes model 3 there too. Even if they charge it would be inexpensive. They know the jack points and torque the lugs too.

 

[kutkuzak]

Discount Tire at least will rotate tires for free - repair them as well. They just try to earn your future business with good will.

 

[JeffnReno]

Discount Tire at least will rotate tires for free - repair them as well. They just try to earn your future business with good will.

This is where I normally go for tires so will probably use them for this service also.

 

[nogassnorlax]

How much do they charge at Discount Tire? You say it's free?!

 

[crackers8199]

How much do they charge at Discount Tire? You say it's free?!

it's free if you buy the tires there i think...i can't imagine they do it for free otherwise. that's how sam's club is for my volt...i bought the tires there, so rotations are free.

 

[dimsumx]

I also did it through Discount Tire, free.

 

[dimsumx]

it's free if you buy the tires there i think...i can't imagine they do it for free otherwise. that's how sam's club is for my volt...i bought the tires there, so rotations are free.

It's free for everyone.

 

[crackers8199]

I also did it through Discount Tire, free.

did you have to show them the jack points or did they already know what to do? not many teslas in my particular local area yet, so i'm a bit paranoid...

 

[JeffnReno]

How much do they charge at Discount Tire? You say it's free?!

No charge even if not having bought the tires there. Just had them rotate the factory tires on our 2016 Rogue and no charge. I have bought several sets of tires from them over the years for my own vehicles and both my daughters and my grandson so maybe they know I'll be buying more when the time comes but I did ask them about Teslas when I was there and the store I was at said they've done plenty of Model S/X but no Model 3 yet.