36 10 715 Checking Rim For Face and Radial Runout

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove wheel See 36 10 300 REMOVING OR INSTALLING FRONT OR REAR WHEEL
Checking front and rear wheel for face and radial runout . See 36 10 209 CHECKING FRONT AND REAR WHEEL FOR FACE AND RADIAL RUNOUT .
Pull tire off rim
Remove fitted balance weights
Remove dirt from rim well and rim flange

IMPORTANT: Disk wheels must not be repaired!

Mount disk wheel in balancing machine.

Fig 1: Identifying Mount Disk Wheel In Balancing Machine

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Use suitable wheel centering element supplied with corresponding balancing machine.

Basic flange
Wheel centering element
Type flange
Clamping nut

Also refer to section on Workshop Equipment.

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

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Place dial gauge sensor on rim shoulder.

Turn wheel by hand and measure max. radial runout . See 36 10 WHEELS ONE-PART ALLOY WHEELS , 36 10 WHEELS STEEL AND ALUMINUM STRIP WHEELS and 36 10 WHEELS TWO-PART ALLOY WHEELS

Carry out measurement on both rim shoulder sides.

NOTE: Dial gauge must be vertical to rim shoulder.

Fig 3: Checking Radial Runout With Dial Gauge

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Position sensor on rim flange.

Turn wheel by hand and measure max. lateral runout . See 36 10 WHEELS ONE-PART ALLOY WHEELS , 36 10 WHEELS STEEL AND ALUMINUM STRIP WHEELS and 36 10 WHEELS TWO-PART ALLOY WHEELS

Carry out measurement on both rim flanges.

NOTE: Dial gauge must be vertical to rim flange.

Fig 4: Checking Lateral Runout With Dial Gauge

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IMPORTANT: Avoid transformation errors during subsequent installation tasks. See 36 10 508 STATIONARY WHEEL BALANCING