wheel alignment VOLKSWAGEN CARAVELLE 1992 T4 / 4.G Owners Manual

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GENERAL MAINTENANCE

Balancing
wheels

iThe wheels on new vehicles are balanced, however when the vehicle is running vari-:
JS
influences can cause the wheels to be­
come unbalanced and this causes steering . ibration.

As
imbalance also increases steering,
sus­
pension and
tyre
wear the wheels should be

calanced
again. Furthermore a wheel snould always be rebalanced when the
tyre

"as
been repaired or when a new
tyre
has
!been
fitted.

Incorrect
wheel
alignment
"correct wheel alignment not only causes

jexcessive,
usually uneven
tyre
wear but can

also
impair the car's safe handling. If un­ usual
tyre
wear is noticed, contact a Volks-
jv.agen dealer.
Wear
indicators

At the
bottom
of the tread of the original
tyres there are 1.6 mm high"wear indica­
tors" running across the tread - see fig.
There are 6 - 8 of these indicators - accord­
ing to make - evenly spaced around the
tyre

circumference. Marks on the walls of the

tyre
(for example the letters "TWI" or
triangles) show the locations of the wear indicators.
Attention

• At the
latest
when
then
the

tyres
are
worn
down
to the
wear
indicators
they
must
be
renewed

without
delay.

•
Worn
tyres
are
detrimental
to
road
holding
particularly
at
high

speeds on wet roads. In
addition

the
vehicle
tends
to
aquaplane
sooner. We
strongly
recommend

therefore
that
new
tyres
are
fitted
when
the
tread
depth
is
down
to 3 mm.

Note

When tread depth is down to 1.6 ~~ measured in the tread groove next to the
wear indicator bar - the official permiss c e minimum tread depth has been reachec -
export countries this figure may
differ''.
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