Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Matching wheel rims and tyres
| If necessary, eliminate flat spots caused by storage or
handling
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Press tyre off wheel rim
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Rotate tyre by 180° relative to wheel rim. |
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Attach the wheel (together with tyre) to the wheel balancing
machine. |
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Check radial and lateral run-out of wheel/tyre
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If radial and lateral run-out are within specifications,
balance the wheel to 0 g
→ Anchor. |
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If radial and lateral run out are are not within
specifications, match wheel rim and tyre again, and turn tyre by
90° on wheel rim. |
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Check radial and lateral run-out of wheel/tyre again
→ Chapter. |
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If radial and lateral run out are within specifications,
balance the wheel to 0 g
→ Anchor. |
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If radial and lateral run out are are not within
specifications, match wheel rim and tyre again, and turn tyre by
180° on wheel rim. |
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Check radial and lateral run-out of wheel/tyre again
→ Chapter. |
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If radial and lateral run out are within specifications,
balance the wheel to 0 g
→ Anchor. |
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If radial and lateral run out are not within specifications,
check radial and lateral run out on wheel rim
→ Chapter. |
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If radial and lateral run out are within specifications,
renew tyre. |
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Only trained personnel may perform any assembly work on
run-flat tyres and ultra-high-performance tyres.
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Note
Always renew self-locking nuts.
Always renew corroded nuts and bolts.
Always renew nuts and bolts that have been tightened further by a
set angle.
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and trailer can be avoided with the use of uprated shock
absorbers and coil springs on the rear axle. These shock
absorbers and springs can also be retrofitted in many cases by a
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Mounting tyre, run-flat tyres, ultra-high performance tyres
Balancing wheel