36 10 715 Checking rim for face and radial runout

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove Wheel 
• Checking Front And Rear Wheel For Face And Radial Runout 
• Pull tyre off rim
• Remove fitted balance weights
• Remove dirt from rim well and rim flange

Mount disk wheel in balancing machine.

Fig 1: Identifying Disk Wheel On Balancing Machine

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Use suitable wheel centring element supplied with corresponding balancing machine.

1. Basic flange
2. Wheel centring element
3. Type flange
4. Clamping nut

Fig 2: Identifying Basic Flange, Wheel Centring Element, Type Flange And Clamping Nut

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Place dial gauge sensor on rim shoulder.

Turn wheel by hand and measure max. radial runout. For specifications refer to Wheels One-part alloy wheels , Wheels Steel and aluminium strip wheels or Wheels Two-part alloy wheels .

Carry out measurement on both rim shoulder sides.

Fig 3: Measuring Wheel Rim Shoulder With Dial Gauge Sensor

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Position sensor on rim flange.

Turn wheel by hand and measure max. lateral runout. For specifications refer to Wheels One-part alloy wheels , Wheels Steel and aluminium strip wheels or Wheels Two-part alloy wheels .

Carry out measurement on both rim flanges.

Fig 4: Measuring Wheel Rim Flange With Dial Gauge Sensor

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