[Chevelle-list] Tire Balancing

[Larry Shouse]

Jim,

My son works at a Sears Auto Center, so I asked him your question. He says
his shop uses machines made by "Coats" or some name like that, and these
machines tell you how much weight to add to each side, like .5 oz on the
inside and .25 oz on the outside...

Larry Shouse
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[mailto:chevelle-list-bounces at chevelles.net]On Behalf Of Jim Sullivan
  Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 8:08 PM
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  Subject: [Chevelle-list] Tire Balancing


  Hey guys.
  Many, many things have changed since I worked in a service garage.  When
we balanced tires we split the weight needed between both sides of the
wheel.  If it took called for a one ounce weight we put a half ounce on each
side of the tire/wheel at the specified spot.  I was instructed that weights
on only one side would balance the wheel centrifugally, but not dynamically.
  This past week my wife got new tires on her car and I noticed a large
weight on one of the tires.  I reached behind to the back side and there was
no other weight.  Is this a new finding that they only need to put the
weights on one side of the wheel??
  Thanks

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