Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Foreign Object Damage

Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual / Whels, Tires, Whel Alignment / Tires, Evaluating / Foreign Object Damage

Driving over hard, pointed objects like nails, screws and the like can pierce the tire.

This always leads to tire damage.

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.

Foreign Object Damage

Tire Sidewall Swelling

A swelling in the flank of the tire indicates that the substructure of the carcass has been damaged. Typical ...

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 ...

Other materials:

Mechanical controls on the front seats
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Checking with Restrictor, Reservoir and A/C Compressor Regulator Valve -N280-, Externally Regulated A/C Compressor
Note Connecting service station. Refer to → Chapter „Connecting Service Station“. Observe test requirements. Refer to → Chapter „Pressures, Checking“. – ...

Two-Part Thinner
Definition: Two-Part Thinner -LVE 009 001 A5- Two-Part Thinner, Long -LVM 009 300 A2- Two-Part Thinner, Plus -LHA 014 000 A5- Two-Part Thinner, Special -LVM 009 2 ...