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

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

Mount wheel in balancing machine.

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 center supplied with corresponding balancing machine.

Fig 2: Identifying Wheel Center Components

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Use special tool 36 1 030 for testing.

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tool 36 1 030 Components

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire tread.

Fig 4: Measuring Tire Radial Runout

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Turn wheel by hand and measure max. tire radial runout.

refer to WHEEL AND TIRES - TECHNICAL DATA - X5 (4.4I) N62 .

NOTE: Measuring device must be vertical to tire tread.

Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire sidewall.

Fig 5: Measuring Tire Face Runout

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Turn wheel by hand and measure max. tire face runout.

refer to WHEEL AND TIRES - TECHNICAL DATA - X5 (4.4I) N62 .

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. Refer to 36 10 715 CHECKING RIM FOR FACE AND RADIAL RUNOUT .