Wheel r im s, t y re s a n d w heel b olt s a re m atc h ed t o t h e v e h ic le t y p e. I f d if fe re n t w heel r im s a re
f it te d , t h e c o rre ct w heel b olt s w it h t h e c o rre ct l e n gth a n d c o rre ctly s h ap ed b olt h ead s m ust b e
use d . T h is e n su re s t h at t h e b ra ke s w ork p ro p erly a n d t h at t h e v e h ic le d riv e s q uie tly a n d s a fe ly .
F o r t e ch nic a l r e aso n s, it is n ot g en era lly p ossib le t o u se t h e w heel r im s f ro m o th er v e h ic le s. T h is
c a n a ls o a p ply t o w heel r im s o f t h e s a m e v e h ic le t y p e.
T h e t ig hte n in g t o rq ue o f t h e w heel b olt s m ust b e c h ecke d r e g ula rly w it h a p ro p erly f u n ctio n in g
to rq ue w re n ch . ( → W heel b olt s).
Wh eel b olt s
T h e c o rre ct w heel b olt s m ust b e u se d f o r a ll v e h ic le t y p es; t h ese b olt s m ust a lw ays b e t ig hte n ed
w it h t h e c o rre ct t ig hte n in g t o rq ue (→ W heel b olt s).
T w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s
Tw o-p ie ce w heel b olt s m ust b e u se d f o r t h e v e h ic le . W it h t w o-p ie ce w heel b olt s , t h e b all s e at is
l o ose ly c o n necte d t o t h e h ead .
Wh eel r im s w it h b olt e d r im r in g s o r t rim e le m en ts
R im s w it h b olt e d -o n r in gs o r t rim e le m en ts c o n sis t o f s e ve ra l c o m pon en ts . T h ese c o m pon en ts
a re jo in ed t o g eth er u sin g s p ecia l b olt s . D am ag ed w heel r im s m ust b e r e p la ce d a n d m ust a lw ays
b e r e p air e d o n ly b y a q ualif ie d w ork sh op . V olk sw ag en r e co m men ds u sin g a V olk sw ag en
d eale rs h ip f o r t h is p urp ose → .
Wh eel r im i d en tif ic a tio n
In s o m e c o un trie s, n ew w heel r im s m ust c o n ta in in fo rm atio n o n c e rt a in p ro p ert ie s. T h e f o llo w in g
in fo rm atio n m ay b e p ro vid ed o n t h e w heel r im :
—Se al o f c o n fo rm it y .
—R im s iz e .
—N am e o f m an ufa ctu re r o r b ra n d n am e.
—D ate m an ufa ctu re d (m on th /y e ar).
—C oun try o f o rig in .
—P ro d uctio n n um ber.
—R aw m ate ria ls b atc h n um ber.
—P ro d uct c o d e.
W he el r im s a nd w he el b olt s
