Volkswagen ID.4: Wheels, tyres

• Assembly overview - wheel
• Removing and installing wheel
• Cleaning contact surfaces on rim

Assembly overview - wheel

Overview shows one aluminium wheel as an example

1. Tyres

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Removing and installing wheel
• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Tyres
• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Tyre damage and wear
• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Vibration and reduced driving performance caused by wheels/tyres
• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Fitting tyres

2. Tyre pressure sensor
3. Valve

• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Fitting tyres; Removing and installing valve

4. Carrier

• Depending on equipment/ version

5. Bolt

• Depending on equipment/ version

6. Trim element

• Depending on equipment/version

7. Anti-theft wheel bolt

• Depending on equipment/version
• ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Positioning anti-theft wheel bolts - steel wheels
• 120 Nm

8. Adapter for anti-theft wheel bolt

• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Wheel bolts/wheel nuts; Master sets for anti-theft wheel bolts

9. Wheel cap

• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Fitting tyres; Removing and installing wheel caps for alloy wheels

10. Wheel bolt

• Qty. 4 or 5
• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Tyre bolts/wheel nuts; versions
• 120 Nm

11. Adhesive balancing weights

• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Fitting tyres; Balancing wheels

12. Wheel rim

• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Wheel rims
• ⇒ General information on wheels and tyres; Rep. gr. 44 ; Vibration and reduced driving performance caused by wheels/tyres; Check radial and axial run-out on wheel rim

Removing and installing wheel

Removing

Vehicles with wheel trim

• Remove wheel trim.

All vehicles (continued)

Models with wheel bolt cap

• Detach wheel bolt cap.

All vehicles (continued)

Models with anti-theft wheel bolt

• Detach anti-theft wheel bolt.

All vehicles (continued)

• Loosen wheel bolts -arrows-.
• Raise vehicle.
• Unscrew bolts -arrows-, and remove wheel.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Clean contact surfaces of rim .

Vehicles with steel wheels

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Positioning anti-theft wheel bolts for steel wheels .

All vehicles (continued)

Tightening torques

• ⇒ Rep. gr. 44 ; Assembly overview - wheel

Cleaning contact surfaces on rim

Important

• Wheel bolts and wheels may come loose due to corrosion, dirt and lubricant; affected parts and sections must be cleaned.

• Clean contact surfaces -arrows- on brake disc

• Clean contact surface -arrow- on centring seat of wheel hub.

• Clean contact surface -arrow- on inside of rim and centring seat.
• Clean seats in holes for wheel bolts and threads of wheel bolts.
• Apply a thin coat of assembly paste to ends of wheel bolt threads ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue .

• Apply wax in vicinity of centring ring -arrow- using a brush.

Positioning anti-theft wheel bolts - steel wheels

Steel wheels with four holes

Screw anti-theft wheel bolt -arrow- into hole farthest away from valve -1-.

Steel wheels with five holes

Screw anti-theft wheel bolt into hole to right or left -arrows- of valve -1-.