Checking Radial Run-Out

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-- Load the Tire Dial Gauge approximately 2 mm.

-- Set up Tire Dial Gauge on the tread of the tire.

Fig 1: Checking Radial Run-Out

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-- Rotate the wheel slowly.

-- Note the smallest and the largest dial readings.

NOTE: If the difference is greater than 1 mm, the radial run-out is too great.

In this case, radial run-out can be reduced by matched mounting of the tire. Refer to WHEELS AND TIRES, MATCHING .