Mitsubishi Pajero Pinin. Manual - part 222

WHEEL AND TYRE – 

Troubleshooting

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TROUBLESHOOTING

Symptom

Probable cause

Remedy

Reference page

Rapid wear at
shoulders

Under-inflation
or lack of rotation

Adjust the tyre
pressure.

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Rapid wear at
centre

Over-inflation or
lack of rotation

Cracked treads

Under-inflation

Adjust the tyre
pressure.

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Wear on one
side

Excessive cam-
ber

Inspect the cam-
ber.

Refer to GROUP
33A – On-vehicle
Service.

Feathered edge

Incorrect toe-in

Adjust the toe-in.

Bald spots

Unbalanced
wheel

Adjust the imbal-
anced wheels.

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Scalloped wear

Lack of rotation of tyres or worn or
out-of-alignment suspension

Rotate the tyres
and check the
front suspension
alignment.

Refer to GROUP
33A – On-vehicle
Service.

WHEEL AND TYRE – 

On-vehicle Service/Wheel and Tyre

Spare tyre

Spare tyre
cover

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ON-VEHICLE SERVICE

TYRE INFLATION PRESSURE CHECK

NOTE
For information on tyre inflation pressure, refer to the label
attached near the driver’s side door striker.

TYRE WEAR CHECK

Measure the tread depth of tyres.

Limit: 1.6 mm

If the remaining tread depth is less than the limit, replace
the tyre.

NOTE
When the tread depth of tyres is reduced to 1.6 mm or less,
wear indicators will appear.

WHEEL RUNOUT CHECK

Jack up the vehicle so that the wheels are clear of the floor.
While slowly turning the wheel, measure wheel runout with
a dial indicator.

Limit:

Item

Steel wheel

Aluminium wheel

Radial runout   mm

1.2

1.0

Lateral runout   mm

1.2

1.0

If wheel runout exceeds the limit, replace the wheel.

WHEEL AND TYRE

INSTALLATION SERVICE POINT

Tighten the wheel nut to the specified torque.

Tightening torque: 98  Nm

When installing the spare tyre and spare tyre cover to the
spare tyre carrier, tighten the wheel nut, lock cylinder and
bolt to the specified torque.

Tightening torque: 46 Nm

Radial

Lateral

WHEEL AND TYRE – General/General Information

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GROUP 31

WHEEL AND TYRE

GENERAL

OUTLINE OF CHANGE

A newly designed aluminium wheel has been added. Its appearance has been improved by attaching
a balance weight on the rim inside surface.

Adhesive type balance weight

GENERAL INFORMATION

SPECIFICATIONS

Items

Specification

Wheel

Type

Aluminium type*

Size

16 



 6J

Amount of wheel offset mm

46

Pitch circle diameter (P.C.D.) mm

114.3

NOTE
*: Optional items

POWER PLANT

MOUNT

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