Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Wheel, Balancing
- Wheel, Balancing on Stationary Balancing Machine
- Wheel, Balancing with Fine Balancing Machine (Finish Balancer)
- Wheel, Balancing, Tire and Wheel Radial and Lateral Run-Out, Checking
- Wheel Balancing, Rim Radial and Lateral Run-Out, Checking
Tires and Rims, Matching
If necessary repair flat spots from standing. Refer to
→ Chapter „Flat Spots, Correcting“.
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Dismount the tire. Refer to ...
Wheel, Balancing on Stationary Balancing Machine
Before beginning balancing, the following requirements must
be fulfilled.
The tire pressure must be OK.
The tire p ...
Other materials:
Disintegrated Tread
Tires with Torn-Out Tread
Such damage usually develops over a longer period of time.
If an already damaged tire is exposed to high stress, the
centrifugal force at higher speeds can tear components off the
tire.
Il ...
Cleaning and changing windscreen wiper blades
Fig. 142 Variants A and B: Changing the
windscreen wiper blades. Variants B and C: Changing the rear window wiper blade
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warningsThe factory-fitted windscreen/window wiper blades are
coated with graphite. The graphite coating ens ...
Taper
Taper is caused by slightly offsetting the tread and/or the
belt by a few tenths of a millimeter from the geometric center
of the tire. Taper cannot be recognized visually nor can it be
measured with workshop equipment.
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