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36 10 209 Checking front and rear wheel for face and radial runout

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Special tools required: 

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

Lift vehicle.

Check wheel with special tool 36 1 030 (measuring fixture) for lateral runout. For specifications refer to Wheels One-part alloy wheels , Wheels Steel and aluminium strip wheels or Wheels Two-part alloy wheels .

Fig 1: Checking Wheel With Special Tool (36 1 030) For Lateral Runout
G04726720Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Check wheel with special tool 36 1 030 (measuring fixture) for radial runout. For specifications refer to Wheels One-part alloy wheels , Wheels Steel and aluminium strip wheels or Wheels Two-part alloy wheels .

Fig 2: Checking Wheel With Identifying Special Tool (36 1 030) For Radial Runout
G04726721Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

If applicable, remove balance weights.

Check lateral runout of rim with special tool 36 1 030 (measuring fixture). For specifications refer to Wheels One-part alloy wheels , Wheels Steel and aluminium strip wheels or Wheels Two-part alloy wheels .

Fig 3: Checking Wheel With Special Tool (36 1 030) For Lateral Runout Of Rim
G04726722Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Check radial runout of rim with special tool 36 1 030 (measuring fixture). For specifications refer to Wheels One-part alloy wheels , Wheels Steel and aluminium strip wheels or Wheels Two-part alloy wheels .

Fig 4: Checking Wheel With Special Tool (36 1 030) For Radial Runout Of Rim
G04726723Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.