Wheel balancing and alignment.
- Thread starter Dave D
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Never heard of that. I've rotated wheel positions & never had a balance problem.
No, nonsense.
It’s the wheel and tyre that’s actually balanced so it can be fitted anywhere on the vehicle.
For really difficult problems, the wheel can be balanced on the hub - but I haven’t seen that done for years!
John
For really difficult problems, the wheel can be balanced on the hub - but I haven’t seen that done for years!
John
No but if you balance a wheel, take the tyre off and fit it straight back on it will need balancing again.
Not if you mark the valve position.
Unless you're nuts like me, then you waste the whole of £5 to balance it again.
See your point, though I think you must be in the minority J when it comes to removing/re-fitting your own tyres
Nope, will still need balancing as there’s more than a 50/50 chance it will be out. I demonstrate it regularly to my students as it’s the answer to one of the questions they have to get right when being assessed. You balance a wheel everytime a tyre goes on regardless. Can be out by up to 5g/5g (which, in practice, will be hardly noticeable to the driver) and that could be due to the weight of the lube or even the tyre being slightly off centred but it defiantly needs checking and rebalancing.
OP said wheel; not tyre.
I meant the tyre centre.See your point, though I think you must be in the minority J when it comes to removing/re-fitting your own tyres
I don't have the equipment to do that myself
I know, I said tyre.
'Ah I see, I'm guilty of taking you too literally
Must have been a website for one of the biggish tyre centres. Possibly formula one. I think they said if you rotate your wheels you need a rebalance and align.
Thanks everyone
Total nonsense.
If true, no wheels/tyres would ever be balanced as moving it from the balance machine to the car is the same as moving it from one corner of the car to another.