Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Balancing wheel, balancing wheel with finish balancer
| Before you start balancing the wheels, the following
requirements must be met. |
| Tyre pressure must be OK. |
| Tread must not be worn on one side. Tread depth should be at
least 4 mm. |
| The tyre must not show any signs of damage, for example
cuts, piercing, foreign bodies, etc. |
| Wheel suspension and steering, including shock absorbers,
must be in perfect condition. |
| Road test has been carried out
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 Note
| If bonded wheel trims are fitted, treat them with great
care. The surface is susceptible to scratches. |
| If the wheel trim is damaged, renew wheel rim. |
| Use only the model-specific clamping plate -VAS 6652- and
thrust pin -VAS 6652/1-. |
Note
| Before working with a finish balancer, the mechanic needs to
have been instructed by the manufacturer of the balancer. |
| To balance the wheels, set the wheels of the driven axle on
the sensor platforms. On front-wheel drive models, front wheels
must be set. On four-wheel drive models, all 4 wheels must be
set. |
| If you determine a residual imbalance greater than 20 grams
when balancing the wheels, you should rotate the mounting
position of the wheel on the hub. |
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Mark the point at which the imbalance is indicated. |
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Then, unbolt the wheel and rotate its position on the hub so
that the marking points downwards. |
Note
| The hub must not rotate during this procedure. |
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First, hand-tighten the lowest wheel bolt to about 30 Nm. |
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Then, tighten the remaining wheel bolts diagonally to about
30 Nm. This process ensures that the wheel is centred properly
on the hub. |
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Check whether the imbalance is less than 20 grams using the
finish balancer. |
Note
| The imbalance must be less than 20 grams before you change
the balance weight. |
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Loosen the wheel bolts again if necessary. |
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Rotate wheel again by 1 or 2 wheel bolt holes in relation to
wheel hub. |
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Tighten wheels using the method described above. |
Note
| Do not try to reduce the imbalance using balancing weights
unless the imbalance is less than 20 grams. |
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Balance wheels if imbalance is less than 5 grams. |
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Tighten wheel bolts to specified torque if you have not
already done so. |
| Always tighten wheel bolts to specified tightening torque
using a torque wrench! |
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Before you start balancing the wheels, the following
requirements must be met.
Tyre pressure must be OK.
Tread mus ...
Before you start balancing the wheels, the following
requirements must be met.
Tyre pressure must be OK.
Tread mus ...
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