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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Assembly overview - brake servo/brake master cylinder, LHD vehicles
Complete brake master cylinders and brake servos can be renewed
independently of each other.
1 -
Brake line
From secondary piston circuit of brake master cylinder to hydraulic
unit.
With thread M12 x 1
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Removing and installing fresh air intake, LHD vehicles
Removing
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Remove plenum chamber cover
→ General body repairs, exterior; Rep. gr.50.
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Remove cover for fresh air intake
→ Chapter.
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Introduction
This chapter contains information on the following subjects:
→ Display and warning and indicator lamp
→ Operating the speed limiter
The speed limiter helps the driver not to exceed an individual stored speed when
driving forwards at speeds of approximately 30 km/h (20 m ...
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Swellings in the tyre sidewall
Stripped profile