Balancing wheel on stationary wheel balancer — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 121, BL1

• Special tools named: torque wrench

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• If one-sided wear, flat spots from braking or severely washed out spots are apparent, balancing cannot achieve smooth running. In this case, the tyre must be renewed.
• Check the true running of the wheel and tyre. If the wheel and tyre do not run true although there are no flat spots, radial or lateral run-out may be the cause.

🔩 Torque settings

Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.

ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.

📋 Procedure

1. Clean contact surface, centring element and inside of wheel using e.g. pneumatic brush grinding setVAS 6446Volkswagen ServiceNet; Workshop Equipment, Catalogue before clamping wheel on wheel balancing machine! [Note: It is very important that the correct tools for centring and clamping the wheels are used on the wheel balancing system. Before commencing any work, find out about the respective centring system for wheel balancing machinesVolkswagen ServiceNet; Workshop Equipment, Catalogue.]
2. Attach the wheel (together with tyre) to the wheel balancing machine. [Note: To clamp the wheel in place, use centring system for wheel balancing machinesVAS 5271, for example.This ensures that the wheel is 100% centred and that the wheel will be clamped without damage!The wheel cannot be centralised 100% with conical clamping elements on the wheel balancing machine.A deviation of 0.1 mm from the centre results in an imbalance of 10 grams at the wheel/rim.]
3. Rotate wheel and tyre on wheel balancer.
4. Check that the indicator lines on the sidewall of the tyre near the wheel rim flange run evenly.
5. Check that the body of the tyre runs evenly while the wheel and tyre are rotating. [Note: If one-sided wear, flat spots from braking or severely washed out spots are apparent, balancing cannot achieve smooth running. In this case, the tyre must be renewed.]

6. Check the true running of the wheel and tyre. If the wheel and tyre do not run true although there are no flat spots, radial or lateral run-out may be the cause.
7. Check the wheel for radial or lateral run-out .
8. If radial and lateral run-out are within the specified tolerance, balance the wheel and tyre. [Note: More than 60 grams of weight per tyre should not be used.If more weight is required, you may be able to achieve smoother running by "matching" the tyre and rim. Matching tyres .The wheel balancer display should indicate 0 gram.As an alternative to match mounting, you could use the vibration control systemVAS 6230 A.]
9. Bolt the wheel to the vehicle.
10. First hand-tighten the lowest wheel bolt to about 30 Nm. — 30 Nm (22 lb-ft)
11. Then tighten the remaining wheel bolts diagonally to about 30 Nm. This process centres the wheel on the hub. — 30 Nm (22 lb-ft)
12. Lower vehicle onto its wheels.
13. Now use a torque wrench to tighten the wheel bolts diagonally to the specified torque.
14. After balancing the wheels and tyres, carry out a road test.

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