Fitting A New Tyre; Tyre Sealant Disposal; Alloy Wheels With Metal Valves - Volkswagen 2004 Golf Workshop Manual

– Use a suitable drill or mill to carefully drill a hole in shoulder
area of tyre.
– Hold wheel over a suitable container and drain sealant.
– Remove tyre from wheel rim.
– Clean wheel rim with, for example, a moist cloth.
9.4

Fitting a new tyre

• Ensure that the wheel rim is clean.
– Insert new tyre valve with -VAS 6459- -1-.
– Remove valve insert.
– Inflate tyre to approx. 3 bar . . . 4 bar. The bead of the tyre must
slip audibly over the hump of the rim.
– Screw in valve insert.
– Correct inflation pressure to prescribed pressure.
– Balance wheel.
9.5

Tyre sealant disposal

♦ Tyre sealant or residue must not be mixed or disposed of with
other fluids.
♦ Excess tyre sealant must be collected and stored in a plastic
container. The plastic container can be disposed of through
the disposal system along with the breakdown set (when the
expiry date is exceeded).
♦ The items can be returned or disposed of through the existing
workshop disposal system.
♦ Request information through your service provider or the dis‐
posal representative at your distribution centre or importer.
9.6

Alloy wheels with metal valves

As of model year 2005, hollow-chamber wheels have been fitted
as part of certain equipment variants. These hollow-chamber
wheels are fitted with metal valves instead of the usual rubber
valves. Metal valves must be renewed completely each time a
tyre is changed.
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