Checking Wheel For Face and Radial Runout (Wheel Removed)

Checking One Road Wheel on Balancing Machine For Face and Radial Runout (Wheel Removed)






Remove wheel.
Mount wheel in balancing machine. In order to avoid transformation errors, the wheel must be mounted on the balancing machine in the same manner as subsequently mounted on the car (e.g. valve facing down).





Use suitable wheel center supplied with corresponding balancing machine.
1. Basic flange
2. Centre
3. Type flange
4. Clamping nut





Fit special tool 36 1 000 (measuring fixture) to tread of tire.
Turn wheel by hand and measure max. tire radial runout.

Note: Special tool must be perpendicular to tire tread surface.





Fit special tool 36 1 000 (measuring fixture) to flank of tire.
Turn wheel by hand and measure max. tire face runout.

Note:
Special tool must be perpendicular to side wall of tire.
Never measure on printed text on tire!
If necessary, check disc wheel (rim) for top runout and face runout.