Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Foreign Object Damage
| Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and
the like can pierce the tire. |
| This always leads to tire damage. |
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| Damage from Imbedded Foreign Bodies |
| Frequently, the foreign object
-marking- is so securely embedded in the tire that it
will not free itself even at higher speeds. Due to this, it can
act as a plug and seal the tire relatively well. The result is
gradual loss of pressure which the driver does not notice
immediately but which can lead to sudden and complete tire
failure. |
 Note
| No repair should be attempted on steel belted tires of which
the structure has been punctured by a foreign body. |
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A swelling in the flank of the tire indicates that the
substructure of the carcass has been damaged.
Typical ...
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
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Other materials:
Fitting the removable ball coupling
Fig. 91 Overview: removable ball coupling
First read and observe the introductory information
and safety warnings
The removable ball coupling is located under the luggage compartment floor with
the vehicle toolkit.
Key for :
Cap
Ball coupling
Retaining balls
Catch for locking ...
First aid kit and warning triangle
Fig. 153 In the luggage
compartment: holder for the first aid kit
Fig. 154 In the luggage
compartment. A: Warning triangle under the loading edge, B: Warning triangle in
the vehicle tools
First read and observe the introductory
information and safety warnings
First aid kit
A first-ai ...
Two-Part Spray Filling Paste
Definition:
Two-Part Spray Filling Paste -ALN 788 007-
Edition 06/2011
Product Description
The Two-Part Spray Filling Paste -ALN 788 007- is a two-part
spray filling paste us ...
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Tire Sidewall Swelling
Disintegrated Tread