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

See WHEEL AND TIRES - SPECIAL TOOLS .

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: Identifying Wheel 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 Clamping Nut, Type Flange, Wheel Centering Element And Basic Flange

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Use special tool 36 1 030 for testing.

Special tool 36 1 030 consists of:

Stand 36 1 031
Post with clamp 36 1 032
Holder with clamp 36 1 033
Clamp 36 1 034
Measuring roller 36 1 035
Dial gauge 36 1 036

Fig 3: Identifying Dial Gauge, Measuring Roller, Holder With Clamp And Clamp

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire tread.

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

NOTE: Measuring device must be vertical to tire tread.

Fig 4: Measuring Radial Tire Runout

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Position special tool 36 1 030 on tire side wall.

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

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.

Fig 5: Measuring Lateral Tire Runout

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