TIRES / WHEELS
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TIRES/WHEELS
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE AND
WHEEL RUNOUT ......................1
STANDARD PROCEDURE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - MATCH
MOUNTING ...........................2
STANDARD PROCEDURE - TIRE AND
WHEEL BALANCE ......................4
STANDARD PROCEDURE - TIRE ROTATION . 6
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE CHART ......................7
TIRES
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION - TIRES ..................7
DESCRIPTION - RADIAL – PLY TIRES ......7
DESCRIPTION - TIRE PRESSURE FOR
HIGH SPEEDS.........................8
DESCRIPTION - REPLACEMENT TIRES .....8
DESCRIPTION - TIRE INFLATION
PRESSURES ..........................8
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - PRESSURE
GAUGES .............................9
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE NOISE
OR VIBRATION ........................9
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TREAD WEAR
INDICATORS ..........................9
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE WEAR
PATTERNS ...........................9
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE/VEHICLE
LEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
STANDARD PROCEDURE - REPAIRING
LEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
CLEANING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SPECIFICATIONS
TIRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SPARE TIRE CARRIER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
WHEELS
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
WHEEL INSPECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STANDARD PROCEDURE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - WHEEL
REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STANDARD PROCEDURE - DUAL REAR
WHEEL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TIRES / WHEELS
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE AND WHEEL
RUNOUT
Radia l ru nout is th e difference bet ween the h igh
and low points on the t ire or wheel (Fig. 1).
Lateral r unout is the wobble of the tire or
wh eel.
Fig. 1 Checking Tire/Wheel/Hub Runout
1 - RADIAL RUNOUT
2 - LATERAL RUNOUT
VA TIRES/WHEELS 22 - 1