Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Pressing tyre off wheel rim
 Note
| If bonded wheel trims are fitted, treat them with great
care. The surface is susceptible to scratches. |
| If the wheel trim is damaged, renew wheel rim. |
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Fit bead breaker -1- opposite
to tyre valve -arrow- and at a
distance of less than 2 cm from the wheel flange. |
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Remove balancing weights and dirt from wheel rim. |
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Press both tyre beads off all round and liberally coat tyre
and wheel rim flange with tyre assembly paste
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Note
| Avoid any severe braking and acceleration manoeuvres for the
first 100 or 200 km driven. Otherwise, the tyres may turn on the
wheel rim due to the tyre assembly paste. |
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Place wheel on an even surface.
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Unscrew valve insert.
Caution
The ty ...
Other materials:
Flat connector systems
Note
If necessary, any housing catches in place (secondary
locking mechanisms) must be released or removed prior to
disengaging the contacts using the prescribed tool
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Introduction
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→ Handling seat covers
→ Cleaning cloth seat covers, fabric trim and Alcantara upholstery
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Checking pistons and cylinder bores
Checking piston
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Using a micrometre, measure approx. 10 mm from the lower
edge, perpendicular to the piston pin axis.
Maximum deviation from nominal dimension: 0.04 mm
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