36 10 715 Checking rim for face and radial runout

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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

IMPORTANT: Disk wheels must not be repaired!

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.

Basic flange
Wheel centring element
Type flange
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.

NOTE: Dial gauge must be vertical to rim shoulder.

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.

NOTE: Dial gauge must be vertical to rim flange.

Fig 4: Measuring Wheel Rim Flange With Dial Gauge Sensor

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IMPORTANT: Avoid transformation errors during subsequent installation tasks.