Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Wheel change, protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
| Applies to alloy and steel wheels |
| When changing a wheel, wheel centring seat should be waxed
using wax spray to prevent corrosion between wheel centring seat
and wheel rim
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
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Thoroughly clean wheel centring seat on wheel hub and the
centring ring of the wheel rim. |
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Apply wax to centring area -arrow-
with a brush. |
| Ensure that only centring ring -arrow-
but not contact surface of wheel rim has been waxed. Otherwise,
the brakes will be soiled, which would reduce the braking
efficiency. |
WARNING
| Wheel bolts, contact surfaces of wheel hub and wheel
rim and wheel hub threads must not be waxed. Never treat
wheel securing bolts with lubricant or corrosion
protection materials! |
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Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts
→ Chapter. |
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Ensure that the wheel rim is clean.
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Insert new tyre valve with -VAS 6459--1-.
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Warming cold tyres to minimum installation temperature
Note
This instruction also applies to ultra-high performance
tyres (h ...
Other materials:
Overview of fitting locations - components not located in passenger
compartment, Golf LHD
1 -
Exhaust ventilation for passenger compartment
Checking
→ Chapter
Removing and installing
→ Chapter
2 -
Ambient temperature sensor -G17-
Removing and installing
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Charging battery
Prerequisites:
WARNING
It is not permissible to test or charge batteries
whose magic eye shows light yellow. Do not slave/jump
start the vehicle!
Danger of ex ...
General description
WARNING
Danger of injury.
Before working on the battery, read through the
warning and safety regulations carefully, and comply
with them
→ Chapter.
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Mounting tyre
Wheel change, installation requirements