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wheel balancing
Written by sr139fox on 7/12/2010 at 01:19 am

I did this same process, but I clamped the end of the axle in my workmate and
put a 2X4 cut to the correct height on the other end to keep the axle level.
Might have to do a set up without the wheel on the axle to get the correct
height of the 2X4. Put the wheel on the axle, Spun the wheel and it stopped. I
was lucky and it stopped at random spots. Wheel was balanced.

Dave P.


--- In ipcrc@yahoogroups.com, "randiana46128" <rhayes@...> wrote:
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> > How well do those "magic beads" work anyway? The local independent shop
charges me about $25/tire to mount and balanced a tire on a rim. It would be
nice to be able to swap in and out my own tires when the need arises.
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> Unless your shop uses some kind of dynamic spin balancer, you can do
yours at home and with a little practice get as good or better results than many
tire shops. Just rig up something to hold an axle suspended horizontally. You
can make a double forked metal fixture, but I find that two identical milk
crates with notches work well enough for the occasional balancing. Mount the
tires according to the colored dots / valve stem ( varies according to brand )
Make sure wheel bearings are lubed and in good shape. Give the wheel a spin and
note where it stops. Mark the top. Spin again and see if it stops in the same
spot. If so, you have probably found the light part of the assembly. Repeat a
few times to confirm. The closer to exactly the same stopping spot, the heavier
the bottom is. If it stops in generally the same area but not exactly, its not
far off. If you're lucky and it stops in completely random spots, its balanced.
Add some tire weight at the top spot. Spin some more,adding and subtracting
weight on the light spot, until randomness is achieved. Remount wheel, test
ride, enjoy well deserved barley pop.
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