Tires/Wheels - DaimlerChrysler SPRINTER2006 Service Manual

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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
SPECIFICATIONS
TORQUE CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
TIRES
DESCRIPTION
DESCRIPTION - TIRES
DESCRIPTION - RADIAL – PLY TIRES
DESCRIPTION - TIRE PRESSURE FOR
HIGH SPEEDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
DESCRIPTION - REPLACEMENT TIRES
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
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.
TIRES / WHEELS
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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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
STANDARD PROCEDURE
STANDARD PROCEDURE - WHEEL
REPLACEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
STANDARD PROCEDURE - DUAL REAR
WHEEL INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Fig. 1 Checking Tire/Wheel/Hub Runout
1 - RADIAL RUNOUT
2 - LATERAL RUNOUT
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