Wheel, Changing And Mounting

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WARNING: The secure seating of the wheel bolts and the wheels is only ensured if the instructions and checks below are followed.

Make sure the contact surfaces -arrows- on the brake disc are free from corrosion and dirt.

Fig 1: Checking Brake Disc

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Make sure the contact surface -arrow- on the wheel inner side (rim) as well as the central seat in the rim is free of corrosion and dirt.

Fig 2: Checking Wheel Inner Side Rim

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The spherical caps * in the wheel bolt openings and the wheel bolt threads must likewise be free of corrosion, dirt, oil or grease.

The spherical cap is the curved surface of a section of a sphere.

Fig 3: Checking Spherical Caps

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Check whether the wheel bolts can be easily screwed in by hand. The threads of the wheel bolts must not touch the holes in the brake disc -arrow-.

If the thread of the wheel bolt touches the hole -arrow-, turn the brake disc relative to the wheel accordingly.

Fig 4: Brake Disc Bolt Holes

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NOTE: If necessary, clean any dirt and corrosion, oil or grease off the surfaces and thread in the wheel hub and/or wheel bolts.

WARNING: Heavily corroded, difficult to turn or damaged wheel bolts must be replaced.