36 10 713 Checking one road wheel on balancing machine for face and radial runout (wheel removed)

Special tools required:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

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 On Balancing Machine

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Use suitable wheel centering element supplied with corresponding balancing machine.

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

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Use special tool 36 1 030 for testing.

Special tool 36 1 030 consists of:

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

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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 Tire Radial Runout Using Special Tool (36 1 030)

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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.

Fig 5: Checking Disc Wheel (Rim) For Radial And Face Runout

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