Important: After remounting a tire and wheel assembly to a hub/axle flange, re-measure the tire and wheel assembly on-vehicle runout to verify that the amount of runout has been reduced and brought to within tolerances.
- Mark the location of the high spot on the tire as determined during the on-vehicle tire and wheel assembly runout measurement.
- Place a reference mark on the wheel stud that is located closest to the wheel valve stem.
• | Always regard the reference mark on the wheel stud as the 12 o'clock position. |
• | Make the location of the high spot by its clock position on the tire and wheel assembly, relative to the marked wheel stud location. |
- Remove the tire and wheel assembly from hub/axle flange. See
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
- Rotate the tire and wheel assembly as close to 180 degrees as possible on the hub/axle flange, so that the wheel valve stem is now approximately at the 6 o'clock position in relation to the marked wheel stud.
- Reinstall the wheel lug nuts to secure the tire and wheel assembly in the new position. See
Tire and Wheel Removal and Installation.
- Re-measure the tire and wheel assembly on-vehicle runout. Mark the new location of the assembly on-vehicle runout high spot on the tire. Refer to
Tire and Wheel Assembly Runout Measurement - On-Vehicle.
- If the assembly on-vehicle runout has been reduced and is within tolerance, no further steps are necessary.
- If the assembly runout has NOT been reduced, perform the following steps:
8.1. | If the clock location of the high spot remained at or near the original clock location of the high spot, the hub/axle flange and/or the brake rotor/drum mounting flange is the major contributor to the assembly on-vehicle runout concern. |
8.2. | If the clock location of the high spot is now at or near a position 180 degrees from the original clock location of the high spot, the tire and wheel assembly is the major contributor to the assembly on-vehicle runout concern. |
8.3. | If the clock location of the high spot is now in-between the 2 extremes, then both the tire and assembly and the hub/axle flange are contributing to the assembly on-vehicle runout concern. Rotate the tire an additional 90 degrees
in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions to obtain the lowest assembly on-vehicle runout amount. |