Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Vibration due to wheels/tyres - causes and rectification
- Causes of vibration
- Conducting a road test before balancing wheels
- Balancing wheel, conditions
- Balancing wheel, balancing wheel on stationary wheel balancer
- Balancing wheel, balancing wheel with finish balancer
- Vibration control system
- Checking radial and lateral runout of wheels and tyres, tolerances
- Checking radial and lateral runout on wheels and tyres with tyre gauge
- Checking radial and lateral run-out on wheel rim
- Matching wheels and tyres
- Determining flat spots on tyres
Checking maximum wheel lock
The maximum wheel lock is determined with the aid of the
wheel alignment computer.
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When the values for the maximum wheel lock lie out ...
Causes of vibration
Vibration can have a number of different causes. Vibration
can also be caused by tyre wear. Tyre wear caused by driving is
not always evenly spread across the entire ...
Other materials:
Removing and installing mounting bracket for backrest release mechanism
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Special pop rivet pliers -V.A.G 1753B-
Hand drill
Safety goggles
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Changing headlights over from driving on left to driving on right (gas
discharge headlights with dynamic high beam control and LED daytime running
light)
If a right-hand drive vehicle is driven in a left-hand drive
country, or vice versa, the headlights must be converted. This
is necessary in order to avoid dazzling oncoming traffic with
the asymmetric low beam headlights.
Note
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Removing and installing rear fog light bulb -L46-/-L47-
Note
Removal and installation are described for the left side.
Removal and installation on the right side are carried out in
the same way.
Removing
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Turn light switch to “0” position.
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