Check and inflate tire pressure & clean wheel hubs

Proper tire pressure and clean, well-prepared wheel hubs are among the basic requirements for professional tire and wheel service. In the workshop, tire pressure must be checked and adjusted as needed, and wheel hubs and contact surfaces must be cleaned before installation.

Autotestgeräte Leitenberger offers professional equipment and specialty tools for checking tire pressure and inflating tires, for cleaning wheel hubs, and for loosening stubborn wheel nuts.

Checking Tire Pressure, Inflating Tires, and Adjusting Pressure

Proper tire pressure affects, among other things, handling, tire wear, rolling resistance, and the tire’s load capacity. The recommended tire pressure should therefore be checked and adjusted according to the vehicle manufacturer’s specifications.

With the HRV 01 Handheld Tire Inflator, you can measure the current tire pressure directly on the vehicle. Using the connected workshop compressed air supply, you can add air or carefully reduce tire pressure that is too high.

The HRV 01 has a measurement range of 0 to 10 bar with a scale division of 0.1 bar, making it suitable for professional use in tire service at automotive repair shops.

Clean Wheel Hubs Before Wheel Installation

Rust, dirt, and other residues on the wheel hub and contact surface can interfere with the proper fit of the wheel or brake disc. Therefore, the contact surfaces should be inspected during wheel service and professionally cleaned as needed.

The RNS 01_LR Wheel Hub Grinder is specifically designed for vehicles with stud bolts and corresponding wheel hub geometry. Both the wheel hub flange and the lower contact surface can be cleaned in a single operation. The tool is powered by a standard drill and uses replaceable grinding pads.

Special Socket Wrench for Damaged Ford Wheel Nuts

With certain Ford wheel nuts, the outer metal cap can deform, expand, or come loose. This can change the effective wrench size, preventing a conventional socket wrench from fitting the wheel nut properly.

For these applications, special double-ended wheel nut sockets are available in sizes 18.5/19.5 mm and 20.5/21.5 mm. The two coordinated wrench sizes allow for handling various conditions of the affected wheel nuts.

Autotestgeräte Leitenberger thus offers practical workshop solutions for recurring tasks related to tire pressure, tire inflation, wheel hub cleaning, and wheel mounting.