volkswagen Workshop Repair Guides

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Details on rims > < Facts about wheels (passenger cars)
Wheel structure
   
Wheel structure
1 - Wheel rim flange
q   Stop for tyre side beading
2 - Hump (H2) on both shoulders of rim
q   Prevents the tyre slipping off the shoulder of the rim while driving through tight bends
q   Extended hump (EH2) - prerequisite when using tyres with run-flat properties → Chapter
3 - Well
q   Eases fitting/removal of tyre
A - Width of wheel rim
q   Distance between tyre contact surfaces on both rim edges of wheel
q   Dimensions in inches
B - Wheel rim diameter
q   Distance between tyre contact surfaces on opposite tyre shoulders
q   Dimensions in inches
C - Wheel offset
q   Vertical distance between centre of wheel and wheel inner contact surface
q   Dimensions in mm
D - Pitch circle diameter
q   Diameter of circle for wheel bolt holes
q   Dimensions in mm
E - Centre hole
q   Used to centralize
q   Dimensions in mm

   

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