36 10 713 Checking one road wheel on balancing machine for face and radial runout (wheel removed): Procedure

Remove wheel. Refer to 36 10 300 REMOVING OR INSTALLING FRONT OR REAR WHEEL .

Mount wheel in balancing machine. Refer to 36 10 508 BALANCING WHEEL DYNAMICALLY (WHEEL REMOVED) .

In order to avoid transformation errors, the wheel must be mounted on the balancing machine in the same manner as subsequently mounted on the car (e.g. valve facing down).

Fig 1: Mounting Wheel In Balancing Machine

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Use suitable wheel centre supplied with corresponding balancing machine.

Fig 2: Identifying Centering Elements

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Use special tool 36 1 030 for testing.

Special tool 36 1 030 consists of:

Fig 3: Identifying Components Of Special Tool

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire tread.

Turn wheel by hand and measure Max. tire radial runout, refer to WHEEL AND TIRES - TECHNICAL DATA - X5 .

NOTE: Measuring device must be vertical to tire tread.

Fig 4: Positioning Special Tool On Tire Tread

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire sidewall.

Turn wheel by hand and measure Max. tire face runout, refer to WHEEL AND TIRES - TECHNICAL DATA - X5 .

NOTE: Measuring device must be vertical to tire sidewall.
Never measure on printed text on tire!
If necessary, check disk wheel (rim) for radial and face runout.

Fig 5: Positioning Special Tool On Tire Sidewall

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