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Protecting Wheel Centering Seat Against Corrosion


Protecting wheel centering seat against corrosion
Valid for light weight alloy and steel wheel
- When replacing a wheel, the wheel centering seat should be protected with spray wax D322000A2
- To prevent corrosion forming between wheel centering seat and wheel rim.
- Remove wheel.





- Thoroughly clean wheel centering seat on wheel hub and centering part on wheel rim.
- Apply wax to the area of centering seat with a brush -arrow - .
- Make sure that wax is applied only to the centering seat - arrow - and not the contact surface of the wheel. The brakes could be contaminated which would result in poor braking.

Caution: Wheel bolts, contact surfaces of wheel/wheel hub and threads in wheel hub must not be waxed. Threads of wheel bolts must never be handled with grease or corrosion protection agents!

- Install and fasten wheel.