Volkswagen Polo Service & Repair Manual: Vehicle Pulls to One Side
Wear Spots
Wear spots are caused by a hard stop with locked wheels
whereby the rubber compound is abraded from the contact patch.
When the tires slide across th ...
General Information
Perform a road test to determine if a vehicle pulls to one
side and if so, when and to which side. If the vehicle pulls to
one side. Refer to
→ Chapt ...
Other materials:
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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Wheel, Mounting, Audi Assembly Instructions
Vehicles with Tire Pressure Monitoring Sensor.
If wheels are changed (for example, change from summer to
winter tires), wheel electronics send data as soon as speed of
new wheels exceeds 25 km/h (15.53 mph). The control module
automatica ...
Wheel, Balancing, Tire and Wheel Radial and Lateral Run-Out, Checking
Before beginning balancing, the following requirements must
be fulfilled.
The tire pressure must be OK.
The tire profile must not be worn on one side. The tire
profile must be at least 4 mm.
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