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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.
   
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.
 

Damage caused by foreign bodies

Swellings in the tyre sidewall
A swelling in the sidewall of the tyre indicates that the substructure of the carcass has been damaged.     Typic ...

Stripped profile
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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Vehicle path display
Fig. 152 Vehicle path display without steering input (colour display) Fig. 153 Vehicle path display with steering input (colour display) First read and observe the introductory information and safety warnings  Key   and   Meaning ...

Checking fuel delivery rate, engine code CWVA
Special tools and workshop equipment required Removal wedge -3409- Remote control for V.A.G. 1348 -V.A.G 1348/3A- Multimeter e.g. hand-held multimeter -V.A.G 1526E- Test instrument adapter/DSO (5-pin) -VAS 5565- ...

Removing and installing air intake duct
  Note The illustration shows a left-hand drive vehicle. The removal and installation procedure is identical for both versions.     Removing –  Remove dash pa ...

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