Suzuki XL7 2007 Service Manual page 1075

Tire and Wheel Assembly Runout
Measurement - Off Vehicle
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Mark the location of the wheels to the wheel studs
and mark the specific vehicle position on each tire
and wheel - LF, LR, RF, RR.
3. Remove the tire and wheel assemblies from the
vehicle.
4. Closely inspect each tire for proper and even bead
seating.
5. If any of the tire beads were not properly or evenly
seated, reseat the tire bead, then proceed to step 6.
Refer to "Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation".
6. Mount a tire and wheel assembly on a spin-type
wheel balancer.
Locate the tire and wheel assembly on the balancer
with a cone through the back side of the center pilot
hole.
7. Wrap the outer circumference of each tire with tape
(1) in the center tread area.
Wrapping the tread with tape allows for a smooth
and accurate reading of radial runout to be obtained.
8. Position the dial indicator on the taped portion of the
tire tread such that the dial indicator is perpendicular
to the tire tread surface.
9. Slowly rotate the tire and wheel assembly one
complete revolution in order to find the low spot.
10. Set the dial indicator to zero at the low spot.
11. Slowly rotate the tire and wheel assembly one more
complete revolution and measure the total amount of
radial runout.
Specification
Maximum tire and wheel assembly radial runout -
measured off-vehicle: 1.27 mm (0.050 in)
12. Position the dial indicator on a smooth portion of the
tire sidewall, as close to the tread as possible, such
that the dial indicator is perpendicular to the tire
sidewall surface.
13. Slowly rotate the tire and wheel assembly one
complete revolution in order to find the low spot.
Ignore any jumps or dips due to sidewall splices.
14. Set the dial indicator to zero at the low spot.
15. Slowly rotate the tire and wheel assembly one more
complete revolution and measure the total amount of
lateral runout. Ignore any jumps or dips due to
sidewall splices and attain an average runout
measurement.
Specification
Maximum tire and wheel assembly lateral runout
- measured off-vehicle: 1.27 mm (0.050 in)
16. Repeat steps 6 through 15 until all of the tire and
wheel assembly radial and lateral runout
measurements have been taken.
17. If ANY of the tire and wheel assembly runout
measurements were NOT within specifications,
proceed to step 19.
18. If ALL of the tire and wheel assembly runout
measurements WERE within specifications, then the
off-vehicle tire and wheel assembly runout is
considered acceptable.
Wheels and Tires: 2D-11