Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Damage caused by foreign bodies
| Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and
the like can pierce the tyre. |
| This always leads to tyre damage. |
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| Damage due to embedded foreign body |
| Often, the object -marking- is
so securely embedded in the tyre that it will not free itself
even at higher speeds. Consequently, it can act as a plug and
seal the tyre relatively well. This results in a gradual loss of
pressure, which the driver will not notice immediately, but
which can lead to sudden and complete tyre failure. |
 Note
| No repair should be attempted on a steel-belted tyre of
which the structure has been punctured by a foreign body. |
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A swelling in the sidewall of the tyre indicates that the
substructure of the carcass has been damaged.
Typic ...
Tyres with stripped profile
Such damage usually develops over a longer period of time.
If an already damaged tyre is exposed to high stress, the
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Other materials:
Run-flat tyres, repair work
WARNING
Tyres with run-flat properties must be replaced
after they have been run deflated.
Adhere to the special assembly instructions
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2-pack fine filler
Designation:
2-pack fine filler -LSP 784 002 A2-
Issued 06/2011
Product description
The 2-pack fine filler is a very fine, thixotropic polyester
filler.
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Assembly overview - wheel bearing assembly
1 -
Splash plate
2 -
Bolt
12 Nm
3 -
Wheel bearing unit
Removing and installing
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Cannot be repaired
4 -
Bolt
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Swellings in the tyre sidewall
Stripped profile