This is something I heard about a long time ago and I thought had a lot of value in the right situation, being from Iowa (winters-snow-ice-slick roads). I've never tried it myself and was curious if any of you had or knew about it. Winter specialized tires are made of softer rubber (along with other design characteristics) to grip slick surfaces. But they have to be changed at the end of winter. So you have the all season jobs that do OK in the winter, but with the harder compounds, less grip on slick surfaces. A cross country truck driver told me if you spray the tire caps with chlorox bleach it will soften the tire surface to grip the road much better. It was to be good for a couple hundred miles. Myth or fact? Bob

Terrible repetitive metal on metal squeeking/chirping coming from AC Compressor on a 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4.0, w/115,000 miles. Checked fan belt, ok. Is there a way to lubricate compressor bearings? Does entire unit have to be replaced? Sounds like big $$.