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Centred housing of the wheel: Protect it from corrosion > < Imbalance when driving due to the rims and tyres: Cause and remedy

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Centred housing of wheel: protect from corrosion
Centred housing of wheel: protect from corrosion
Valid for light alloy and steel rims.
When changing the wheel on the wheel centring seat, spray wax spray → Spare parts catalogue in the centring section to avoid the formation of corrosion between the centring seat and wheel rim.
–  Remove wheel.
–  Clean wheel centring seat of hub and centring ring of wheel rim.
   
–  Apply wax to the centre of the rim -arrow- with a paintbrush.
  WARNING
Only apply wax to the centre of the rim -arrow-; wax must not get on the support surface of the rim. Otherwise, the brakes will get dirty during running causing the brakes to malfunction.
Never wax the wheel bolts, or the support surfaces and wheel and hub threads. Do not apply lubricants or anticorrosive products to the threads of the wheel bolts.
–  Fit and secure wheel → Chapter.
  N44-0198

Centred housing of the wheel: Protect it from corrosion > < Imbalance when driving due to the rims and tyres: Cause and remedy