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Tires/Wheels - Handling Instructions After Damaged

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0901

Binder - Service Technical Bulletins

Date: 4-24-09

Handling of Wheel Tire Assemblies
Following Accident Damage

Vehicle Type:
All

Concern:
The handling of tire and wheel assemblies following accident damage.

Information:

When repairing Porsche vehicles following accident damage, the following requirements must be adhered to for safety reasons:

Wheels

^ Straightening and welding work on light alloy wheels is not permissible

^ Paint damage may be repaired; should the damage extend into the light alloy material, the wheel must be replaced

Tires

^ Repairs to Porsche approved N-Spec tires are not authorized.

For Vehicles With TPM - Tire Pressure Monitoring System

The complete valve with screw must be replaced in the following cases:

^ The wheel electronics are removed

^ The self-locking fastening screw is loose

^ The bead seat sealing ring is porous or damaged

^ The valve body is bent

^ The union nut is loose

The wheel electronics must be replaced in the following cases:

^ The housing is visibly deformed

^ The fitter surface (square, porous section on back of wheel electronics) is so badly soiled that it can no longer be cleaned by wiping

^ Tire sealant has been used

^ The service life of the battery has expired

^ There is a fault within the wheel electronics

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