36 10 713 Checking One Road Wheel On Balancing Machine For Face And Radial RUNOUT (Wheel Removed)

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Special tools required:

36 1 030
36 1 031
36 1 032
36 1 033
36 1 034
36 1 035
36 1 036

Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove wheel.

Mount wheel in balancing machine.

To avoid retooling errors, fit the wheel on the balancing machine in the same way as it is also fitted on the car (valve position facing down).

Fig 1: Mounting Wheel In Balancing Machine

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Use suitable wheel centering element supplied with corresponding balancing machine.

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

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Also refer to section on WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT .

Use special tool 36 1 030 for testing.

Special tool 36 1 030 consists of:

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tool (36 1 030) Components

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire tread.

Turn wheel by hand and measure max. radial tire runout . See WHEEL AND TIRES - TECHNICAL DATA .

NOTE: Measuring device must be vertical to tire tread.

Fig 4: Positioning Special Tool (36 1 030) On Tire Tread

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire side wall.

Turn wheel by hand and measure max. lateral tire runout . See WHEEL AND TIRES - TECHNICAL DATA .

NOTE: Measuring device must be vertical to tire side wall.

Never measure on printed text on tire!

If necessary, check disk wheel (rim) for radial and face runout . See 36 10 715 CHECKING RIM FOR FACE AND RADIAL RUNOUT .

Fig 5: Positioning Special Tool (36 1 030) On Tire Side Wall

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