AMENDMENT NO.

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TO
AIS – 073 (Part 3)
Automotive Vehicles – Wheel Rims for Two and Three Wheeled Vehicles –
Spoke Wheel Rims –Method of Test and Requirements

1.0 Page No. III, Introduction:

Substitute “AIS - 037 : Procedure for Type Approval and Establishing
Conformity of Production for Safety Critical Components”
For “IS: 10694 (Pt 5): 1987 General requirements for rims for
Automotive Vehicles – Moped, motorcycle and motorcycle derivative
rims”.

2.0 Page No. 1/7, cl. 2.2:

Substitute “ AIS - 037 : Procedure for Type Approval and Establishing
Conformity of Production for Safety Critical Components”
for “ IS 10694 (Pt-5):1987 - General requirements for Rims for
Automotive vehicles-Mopeds, Motorcycles and Motorcycle Derivative
Rims”
3.0 Page No. 1/7, cl. 4.0 :
Substitute following text for existing text of entire clause 4.0
“ 4.0 MARKING
4.1 Marking shall be as per AIS 037 as and when AIS 037 is mandated
for this standard.”

PRINTED BY
THE AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
P.B. NO. 832, PUNE 411 004

ON BEHALF OF
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY STANDARDS COMMITTEE
UNDER
CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLE RULES - TECHNICAL STANDING COMMITTEE

SET-UP BY
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS
( DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS )
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

April 2007
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AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY STANDARD

Automotive Vehicles – Wheel Rims for

Two and Three Wheeled Vehicles –
Spoke Wheel Rims –Method of
Test and Requirements

PRINTED BY
THE AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION OF INDIA
P.B. NO. 832, PUNE 411 004

ON BEHALF OF
AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY STANDARDS COMMITTEE

UNDER
CENTRAL MOTOR VEHICLE RULES – TECHNICAL STANDING COMMITTEE

SET-UP BY
MINISTRY OF SHIPPING, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS
(DEPARTMENT OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS)
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

December 2005

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Status Chart of the Standard to be used by the purchaser

for updating the record
Sr. Corr- Amend- Revision Date Remark Misc.
No. igenda ment

General Remarks:

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INTRODUCTION

The Government of India felt the need for a permanent agency to expedite
the publication of standards and development of test facilities in parallel when
the work on the preparation of the standards is going on, as the development
of improved safety critical parts can be undertaken only after the publication
of the standard and commissioning of test facilities. To this end,
Ministry of Surface Transport (MOST) has constituted a permanent Automotive
Industry Standard Committee (AISC) vide order No. RT-11028/11/97-MVL
dated September 15, 1997. The standards prepared by AISC will be approved
by the permanent CMVR Technical Standing Committee (CTSC). After approval,
the Automotive Research Association of India, (ARAI), Pune, being
the secretariat of the AIS Committee, has published this standard. For better
dissemination of this information ARAI may publish this document on their
web site.

Spoke wheel rims are being widely used for motorcycles. Considering the
importance of the wheel as a critical part influencing the driving safety, this
standard has been prepared.

Considerable assistance has been taken from following National and International
standards.

IS: 10694 (Part 1): 1993 Automotive Vehicles - Rims - General requirements
Part 1 - Nomenclature, designation, marking and
measurement.

IS: 10694 (Part 5): 1987 General requirements for rims for Automotive
Vehicles – Moped, motorcycle and motorcycle
derivative rims.

JIS 4215: 1990 Rims for motorcycles.

The Automotive Industry Standards Committee responsible for preparation of this

standard is given in Annex - B

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Automotive Vehicles –Wheel Rims for Two and Three Wheeled

Vehicles – Spoke Wheel Rims – Method of Test and Requirements

1.0 SCOPE
1.1 This Standard prescribes the general and performance requirements of spoke
wheel rims intended for use on two and three wheeled motor vehicles with or
without sidecar.

2.0 REFERENCE
2.1 IS 10694 (Pt-1):1993 - Automotive vehicles - Rims - General Requirements-
Nomenclature, Designation, Marking and Measurement.

2.2 IS 10694 (Pt-5):1987 - General requirements for Rims for Automotive vehicles-
Mopeds, Motorcycles and Motorcycle Derivative Rims.

3.0 DEFINITION AND NOMENCLATURE

3.1 Definition and nomenclature of wheel rim shall be in accordance with
IS 10694 (Pt-1):1993.

4.0 MARKING
4.1 The rim shall be marked with the following
a) Size designation shall be as per IS 10694 (Pt-5): 1987
b) Name or trade mark of the rim manufacturer
c) The letter “HD” for rims designed for three wheeled goods carriages

4.2 The marking shall be recessed and without sharp edges and letters shall not be
smaller than 3mm and impressed/engraved to a depth/embossed in a legible
manner.

4.3 The marking shall be marked on outside surface so that marking shall be visible
after the tyre is mounted and inflated.

5.0 TYPE APPROVAL

5.1 The manufacturer shall submit the details as specified in Annex A
5.2 Number of rims to be provided shall be minimum one number or at the discretion
of testing agency.

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5.3 The type of the wheel rim submitted for approval in pursuance of this standard, if
meets the requirements of this standard, approval for that type of wheel rim shall
be granted.

6.0 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO WHEEL RIMS

6.1 General Requirements

6.1.1 The wheel rims shall have smooth contour, free from sharp edges on the tyre side.

6.1.2 The holes for wire spokes shall be free from burrs and sharp edges. These holes
shall have uniform pitch. The spoke holes shall be equally spaced and shall be
alternately on either side of the center of the rim.

6.1.3 The valve hole shall be accurately punched or drilled centrally on the nose of the
rim approximately opposite to joint of the rim and shall be at the center of the two
diverging spoke holes. This hole shall be clean and free from burrs.

6.1.4 The finished surface of the rim shall be free from flaws, crack, crazing and other
similar structural defects.

6.1.5 The surface to be fitted with tyre of the rim and the perimeter of valve hole shall
not be of a form nor a surface condition which is likely to injure the performance
of the tyre, tube and valve.

6.2 Strength Requirements:

When the deflection of wheel rims (without spokes) has attained a value given in
Table 1 by applying a load by the method given in Figure1 to the rim, the load
shall not be smaller than the value given in Table 2 and in addition, the rim shall
be free from cracks.
Furthermore, the applying method of load shall be as follows. Place the rim
vertically on the base having a plane of not smaller than a horizontal rim width
and add the load gradually toward the direction of vertical centre of rim from the
most outside circumference part of rim.

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Table 1. Amount of Deflection

Nominal rim width code Nominal rim diameter code

15 max. 16,17, 18 19 min.
1. 10 to 2.75 and MT 1.85 to MT 5.50 10 mm 15 mm 20 mm

Table 2. Load

Nominal rim width Load

kN (kgf)
1.10 - 0.98 (100)
1.20 - 1.47 (150)
1.40 - 1.96 (200)
1.50 - 2.45 (250)
1.60 - 3.43 (350)
1.85 MT 1.85 4.41 (450)
2.15 MT 2.15 4.90 (500)
2.50 MT 2.50 6.37 (650)
2.75 MT 2.75 6.37 (650)
- MT 3.00 6.37 (650)
- MT 3.50 6.37 (650)
- MT 4.00 6.37 (650)
- MT 4.50 6.37 (650)
- MT 5.00 6.37 (650)
- MT 5.50 6.37 (650)

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7.0 MODIFICATION AND EXTENTION OF APPROVAL OF WHEEL RIM

TYPE.

7.1 Every modification of the type of wheel rim shall be notified to testing agency,
which has approved the type of wheel rim. The test agency may then either

7.1.1 Consider that the modification made are unlikely to have an appreciable
adverse effect and that in any case, the wheel rim still complies with the
requirement; or

7.1.2 Require a further test report from the testing agency responsible for conducting
the test.

For considering whether any further verification is required or not, guidelines

given in 7.3 (criteria for extension of type approval) may be followed.
7.1.3 In case of 7.1.2, check for those parameters which are affected by
modifications, only need to be carried out.
7.2 In the event of 7.1.1 or in case of 7.1.2 after successful compliance to the
requirements, a certificate of compliance shall be validated for the modified
version.
7.3 Criteria for extension of type approval

7.3.1 In case of following changes, testing shall be carried out for establishing
compliance of the changed parameters to the requirements specified in this
standard:
7.3.1.1 Increase in the load carrying capacity
7.3.1.2 Any change in the design of the wheel rim
7.3.1.3 Any change in the material of the wheel rim
7.3.1.4 Any change in the thickness of the wheel rim

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Fig. 1. Load Applying Method

Load

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ANNEX A
( See 5.0)

Technical Information to be submitted by Supplier

1. Name of Supplier:
2. Address of Supplier
3. Telephone No.
4. FAX. No.
5. E mail address
6. Contact person
7. Wheel rim manufacturer name (In case different for supplier)
8. Address of wheel rim manufacturer (In case different for supplier)
9. The trade/brand name or mark
10. Wheel Rim size designation
11. Type of wheel rim (To be specified)
12. Location Rear/front/both
13. Maximum Design Load of wheel Rim
14. Engineering Drawing of Wheel rims giving details of profile,
relevant dimensions, Inset/outset, markings etc., in triplicate

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ANNEX B
(See Introduction)
*
COMMITTEE COMPOSITION
Automotive Industry Standards Committee

Chairman
Shri B. Bhanot Director
The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune

Members Representing
Shri Alok Rawat Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways,
New Delhi

Shri Sushil Kumar Department of Heavy Industry, Ministry of Heavy

Industries & Public Enterprises, New Delhi

Shri Chandan Saha Office of the Development Commissioner, Small Scale

Industries, Ministry of Small Scale Industries, New Delhi

Shri S. Dasgupta Bureau of Indian Standards, New Delhi

Shri S. K. Bhatia
(Alternate)
Shri A. S. Lakra Central Institute of Road Transport, Pune
Shri D. P. Saste
(Alternate)
Director Indian Institute of Petroleum, Dehra Dun

Dr. C. L. Dhamejani Vehicles Research & Development Establishment,

Dr. N. Karuppaiah Ahmednagar
(Alternate)
Shri Dilip Chenoy Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers

Shri T.C. Gopalan Tractor Manufacturers Association, New Delhi

Shri Ramakant Garg
(Alternate)
Shri K.N.D. Automotive Components Manufacturers Association
Nambudiripad New Delhi
Shri G. P. Banerji Automotive Components Manufacturers Association
New Delhi

Member Secretary
Mrs. Rashmi Urdhwareshe
Deputy Director
The Automotive Research Association of India, Pune

* At the time of approval of this Automotive Industry Standard (AIS)

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