Wheel balancing with the static balancing machine. — VW

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Fox (5Z); platform codes 5W9, 5X9, 9A2, 9A4, 5U2, 9B1, 5Y1, 5X1, 5W1, 5U1, 9B3, 5X5, 5W5, 5U4, 5U, 9A5, 9A6, 9A1, 9A3, 5UB, 5U3, 5UA, 5UC, 7X, 6A1, 6A5

• Special tools named: torque wrench

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• If there is one-sided wear, due to sudden braking or strong wear due to abrasion, it is not possible to reach the drive stability through the wheel balancing. In these cases, the tyre must be replaced.

🔩 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 the thrust surface, the centre portion of the wheel and the wheel disc before attaching it to the balancing machine!
2. Attach the wheel to the balancing machine. [Note: For attaching the wheel, use, for example, the Cantering system for wheel balancing machinesVAS 5271.This way, it is assured a central positioning of the wheel at 100% and a very good attachmentIt is not possible to position the wheel at 100% to the balancing machine with conical fixtures.A deviation of 0.1 mm outer of the centre causes a misbalance at the wheel/tyre of 10 grams.]
3. Turn the wheel at the balancing machine.
4. Check the course of the distinctive curves on the side walls of the tyre next to the rim flap.
5. Check the design of the tyre tread while the wheel is rolling. [Note: If there is one-sided wear, due to sudden braking or strong wear due to abrasion, it is not possible to reach the drive stability through the wheel balancing. In these cases, the tyre must be replaced.]

6. Check the concentricity of the wheel. If the wheel rolls eccentrically, despite of inexistence of deformation, the cause can be a radial deviation or an axial deviation.
7. Inspect the wheel for existence of radial and axial deviations.
8. If the axial and radial deviation remain within the tolerance values allowed, perform the balancing of the rim and of the tyre. [Note: Do not use more than 60 grams of weight for each wheel.If the use of more weight is required, it is possible, occasionally, to obtain better drive stability through the modification of the positioning of the tyre in relation to the rim in 1/4 of turn sequentially, until getting the best result. Correction of deviations in the wheel balancing through the positioning in relation to the rim.The indicator on the balancing machine shall show 0 gram.As an alternative to the deviation in the dynamic balancing of the wheel, the Wheel balancerVAS 6202can be used.]
9. Screw the wheel to the vehicle.
10. First, screw the lowest stud of the wheel, not tightening it much, with approximately 30 Nm. — 30 Nm (22 lb-ft)
11. Now, tighten the remaining screws for the wheel similarly with approximately 30 Nm and on a crisscross pattern. This way, it is possible the centering of the wheel to the corresponding hub. — 30 Nm (22 lb-ft)
12. Put the vehicle on the wheels.
13. Now, tighten the studs of the wheel on a crisscross pattern with a torque wrench with the tightening torque specified for the vehicle in question.
14. After balancing the wheel, perform a test drive.

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