Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Tires, Evaluating
- Flat Spots
- Cracking
- Wear Spots
- Tire Sidewall Swelling
- Foreign Object Damage
- Disintegrated Tread
- Tires, Damage from Low Tire Pressure
- Inspecting Tires
- Mounting Damage
Flat Spots, Correcting
Flat spots cannot be removed from tires with workshop
equipment.
Such flat spots can be "driven out" only by driving the car
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Flat Spots
What is a Flat Spot From Standing?
Terms like flat portion, flattening, are also used as a term
for flat spots from standing.
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Other materials:
Legal Requirements
The manufacturer is granted general type approval for the
whole vehicle including all parts and for specific retrofitting
(general type approval according to § 20 StVZO (Motor Vehicle
Construction and Use Regulations or EU type approval).
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Wheel Balancing, Rim Radial and Lateral Run-Out, Checking
Mount the rim on the Balancing Machine.
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Use the Wheel Centering System Adapter -VAS5271-.
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Preload the Tire Dial Gauge approximately 2 mm.
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Turn the rim slowly.
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Fender Corrosion Repair Measures, in Wheel Housing Liner Contact Area
Note
The corrosion protection in the fender seam must be applied on all
replacement parts, on which the attached seal is not already present.
The additional corrosion protection seal will prevent “chafe marks”
in the fender wheel housing liner.
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