Dodge RAM 1500 1998 Owner's Manual page 2280

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TIRES/WHEELS
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE AND
WHEEL RUNOUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
STANDARD PROCEDURE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - TIRE ROTATION
STANDARD PROCEDURE - MATCH
MOUNTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
STANDARD PROCEDURE - TIRE AND
WHEEL BALANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
TIRES
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION - SPARE TIRE /
TEMPORARY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
DESCRIPTION - TIRES
DESCRIPTION - RADIAL – PLY TIRES
DESCRIPTION - TIRE PRESSURE FOR
HIGH SPEEDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DESCRIPTION - REPLACEMENT TIRES
DESCRIPTION - TIRE INFLATION
PRESSURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - PRESSURE
GAUGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE NOISE
OR VIBRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TREAD WEAR
INDICATORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE WEAR
PATTERNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE/VEHICLE
LEAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
TIRES/WHEELS
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING - TIRE AND WHEEL
RUNOUT
Radial runout is the difference between the high
and low points on the tire or wheel (Fig. 1).
Lateral runout is the wobble of the tire or wheel.
Radial runout of more than 1.5 mm (.060 inch)
measured at the center line of the tread may cause
the vehicle to shake.
TIRES/WHEELS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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STANDARD PROCEDURE - REPAIRING
LEAKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
SPECIFICATIONS
TIRE REVOLUTIONS PER MILE
WHEELS
DESCRIPTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
DIAGNOSIS AND TESTING
WHEEL INSPECTION
STANDARD PROCEDURE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - WHEEL
REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
STANDARD PROCEDURE - DUAL REAR
WHEEL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STUDS
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
WHEEL COVER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION - REAR
INSTALLATION - FRONT
SPARE TIRE
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION - SPARE / TEMPORARY
TIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
DESCRIPTION - FULL SIZE, SPARE WHEEL
WITH MATCHING TIRE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lateral runout of more than 2.0 mm (.080 inch)
measured near the shoulder of the tire may cause the
vehicle to shake.
Sometimes radial runout can be reduced. Relocate
the wheel and tire assembly on the mounting studs
(See Method 1). If this does not reduce runout to an
acceptable level, the tire can be rotated on the wheel.
(See Method 2).
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