TITLE:
Air Tightness Control of Passenger Car Wheels
AUTHORS:
Vatroslav Grubisic
KEYWORDS:
Light Alloy Cast Wheels, Air Tightness, Leakage Control, Painting Influence, Practical Experience
JOURNAL NAME:
Engineering,
Vol.9 No.2,
February
27,
2017
ABSTRACT: Since the tubeless tires and especially cast alloy wheels are used, the air tightness of wheels is an important factor of the automobiles quality. Based on specification of the car industry that up to 10% decrease of the prescribed nominal tire pressure during a time of six-month is allowed, the requirements presented in specifications and norms are treated and validated. The practical experience and influences on the wheel tightness control are discussed and the data presented in a report of a wheel manufacturer, concerning the replacements of wheels in service due to air leakage are evaluated. Summarizing the results of analyses, a proposal is made for the testing of the cast aluminum car wheels to meet the requirements for a reliable and economical air tightness control in modern test facilities.