Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Wheel change, protecting wheel centring seat against corrosion
| Applies to alloy and steel wheels |
| When changing a wheel, wheel centring seat should be waxed
using wax spray to prevent corrosion between wheel centring seat
and wheel rim
→ Electronic Parts Catalogue “ETKA”. |
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Thoroughly clean wheel centring seat on wheel hub and the
centring ring of the wheel rim. |
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Apply wax to centring area -arrow-
with a brush. |
| Ensure that only centring ring -arrow-
but not contact surface of wheel rim has been waxed. Otherwise,
the brakes will be soiled, which would reduce the braking
efficiency. |
WARNING
| Wheel bolts, contact surfaces of wheel hub and wheel
rim and wheel hub threads must not be waxed. Never treat
wheel securing bolts with lubricant or corrosion
protection materials! |
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Install wheel and tighten bolts or nuts
→ Chapter. |
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Ensure that the wheel rim is clean.
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Insert new tyre valve with -VAS 6459--1-.
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