Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Tyre wear
- Factors influencing the service life of tyres
- Saw-tooth wear
- Measuring tread depth
- One-sided wear
- Outer shoulder wear
- Diagonal washout
- Wear in middle of tyre
- Permissible deviation in tread depth
Damage caused when fitting
Bead core broken during tyre inflation.
Modern radial tyres for passenger cars are mounted only on
safety rim ...
Factors influencing the service life of tyres
The following factors influence a tyre's service life to
varying degrees.
Driving style:
Speed
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Other materials:
Removing and installing rear axle, multi-link suspension, four-wheel drive
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Torque wrench -V.A.G 1332-
Engine and gearbox jack -V.A.G 1383 A-
Tensioning strap -T10038-
Locating pins -T10486-
Removing subframe with ...
Stone chip tester -VAS 5102A
Designation:
Stone chip tester -VAS 5102A-
Product description
The stone chip tester -VAS 5102A- has been developed by VW
AG and allows the user to recognise whether paint damage is the
resul ...
Test preparations, wheel alignment with driver assist systems
The following steps are required if one or more driver
assist systems on the vehicle are to be calibrated via the
“Quick-start” procedure (i.e. without first checking and
adjusting the wheel alignment):
Before driving the vehic ...
