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Refit tyre - balancing required???
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Refit tyre - balancing required??? -
09-25-2005
, 04:28 AM
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Question is - should the tyre have been rebalanced or would they have put a mark onthe tyre and rim and simply realigned to that? |
during normal use without even losing any weights - however, if it's not
vibrating then assume all is well and be happy.
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Skipweasel.
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Gotta mucky rim and so the tyre was leaking a bit of air. tyre depot took tyre off, wire brushed it and then replaced - also with a sealant to stop any air coming out (superglue?). Question is - should the tyre have been rebalanced or would they have put a mark onthe tyre and rim and simply realigned to that? Thanks. |
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rebalance every time "Robert Knowles" <BobKnowles78 (AT) hotmaildot (DOT) co.dotuk> wrote in message news:c-OcnX2Qy9cDwqveSa8jmw (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk... Gotta mucky rim and so the tyre was leaking a bit of air. tyre depot took tyre off, wire brushed it and then replaced - also with a sealant to stop any air coming out (superglue?). Question is - should the tyre have been rebalanced or would they have put a mark onthe tyre and rim and simply realigned to that? Thanks. Talking of wheel balancing, i had a puncture repaired at a local garage but was told that because my wheel had no central hole they could not |
other places including Kwik Fit but no luck,looks like a trip to a Peugeot
dealer to get it balanced. Is it usual for garages to not have the equipment
to balance wheels without a hole in the centre?
Dan
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"R. Murphy" <newspam (AT) murphy9100 (DOT) fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:dh5tu5$628$3 (AT) newsg4 (DOT) svr.pol.co.uk... rebalance every time "Robert Knowles" <BobKnowles78 (AT) hotmaildot (DOT) co.dotuk> wrote in message news:c-OcnX2Qy9cDwqveSa8jmw (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk... Gotta mucky rim and so the tyre was leaking a bit of air. tyre depot took tyre off, wire brushed it and then replaced - also with a sealant to stop any air coming out (superglue?). Question is - should the tyre have been rebalanced or would they have put a mark onthe tyre and rim and simply realigned to that? Thanks. Talking of wheel balancing, i had a puncture repaired at a local garage but was told that because my wheel had no central hole they could not balance it, not having the right attachments or something.So i went to five other places including Kwik Fit but no luck,looks like a trip to a Peugeot dealer to get it balanced. Is it usual for garages to not have the equipment to balance wheels without a hole in the centre? |
very few centreless wheels.
No point paying hundreds of pounds for a bit equipment that's hardly ever
needed.
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but was told that because my wheel had no central hole they could not balance it, not having the right attachments or something. |
didn't tell me, I found out. The hole in the middle is not central - so
if you balance it by that it'll be out.
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Talking of wheel balancing, i had a puncture repaired at a local garage but was told that because my wheel had no central hole they could not balance it, not having the right attachments or something.So i went to five other places including Kwik Fit but no luck,looks like a trip to a Peugeot dealer to get it balanced. Is it usual for garages to not have the equipment to balance wheels without a hole in the centre? Dan |
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"Dan" <nothere09876 (AT) home (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4336e358_3 (AT) mk-nntp-2 (DOT) news.uk.tiscali.com... "R. Murphy" <newspam (AT) murphy9100 (DOT) fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:dh5tu5$628$3 (AT) newsg4 (DOT) svr.pol.co.uk... rebalance every time "Robert Knowles" <BobKnowles78 (AT) hotmaildot (DOT) co.dotuk> wrote in message news:c-OcnX2Qy9cDwqveSa8jmw (AT) karoo (DOT) co.uk... Gotta mucky rim and so the tyre was leaking a bit of air. tyre depot took tyre off, wire brushed it and then replaced - also with a sealant to stop any air coming out (superglue?). Question is - should the tyre have been rebalanced or would they have put a mark onthe tyre and rim and simply realigned to that? Thanks. Talking of wheel balancing, i had a puncture repaired at a local garage but was told that because my wheel had no central hole they could not balance it, not having the right attachments or something.So i went to five other places including Kwik Fit but no luck,looks like a trip to a Peugeot dealer to get it balanced. Is it usual for garages to not have the equipment to balance wheels without a hole in the centre? Very few places have the equipment to do centreless wheels, as there are very few centreless wheels. No point paying hundreds of pounds for a bit equipment that's hardly ever needed. |
and they have no centre holes.
Even my Dad's place, which is a small independant garage, has the facility
to change centreless wheels. I think you'll sometimes find that garage
wither dont know how to use they're own equipment or cant be bothered to put
an adapter on the balancing machine!
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Gotta mucky rim and so the tyre was leaking a bit of air. tyre depot took tyre off, wire brushed it and then replaced - also with a sealant to stop any air coming out (superglue?). Question is - should the tyre have been rebalanced or would they have put a mark onthe tyre and rim and simply realigned to that? Thanks. |
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Still having trouble with alloy rim leaking air, have to go back later this week when time permits. Is there any sensible reason why NOT to fit inner tubes into alloy/tubeless tyre combination?? |
tearing it and causing blow-outs, as can the friction between the tyre
and tube.
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