Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Damage caused by foreign bodies

Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual / Wheels and Tyres Guide - General Information / Evaluating tyres / 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 ...

Other materials:

Removing and installing steering column switch module, Valeo
Removing – Move steering wheel to rearmost and lowest position. Use the entire range of adjustment of the steering column for this purpose. – Remove steering wheel → Running g ...

Removing and installing valve, metal valve
Special tools and workshop equipment required Torque wrench -V.A.G 1410- Carry out the following work: Removing – R ...

Measuring tread depth
Note The tread depth is measured in the main tread channels. Do not measure at the TWIs (Tread Wear Indicators). Measure the tread depth in the main tread channel, a ...