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In my case, they were spun on a machine at all locations.
I like the way tires were balanced at a shop back east... On the car! That way, the entire spining assembly is treated. JT Michael Pardee wrote: > > "E Meyer" <epmeyer50@msn.com> wrote in message > news:C0EB921E.3807%epmeyer50@msn.com... > > Based on my experience with NTB in Dallas area, its not the tires that are > > impossible to balance, its their balancing technique. Those guys can't > > balance any tire. Seems to be consistent throughout the chain. > > Apparently > > they don't calibrate the machines very often. > > > It may be they are using "bubble-balance" machines. Apparently they worked > pretty well with unbelted bias ply tires, or maybe the profiles were higher > then or the front suspension less sensitive. Anyway, lateral imbalance makes > bubble balance useless these days, but the machines are probably a tiny > fraction of the price of spin balance machines. > > If you've ever had a ceiling fan with flimsy blade mounts you've seen the > effects of lateral imbalance. If a blade is not rotating in the same plane > as the others no amount of diddling with weights will correct it. > > Mike |
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