Re: [Amc-list] Re; Tire Balance.

[Wrambler242@xxxxxxxxxxx]

Thank you for asking that!
I've been meaning to bring it up, but kept forgetting!

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Mark Price
Morgantown, WV
1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
" I was different before people dared to be different" 

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From: Jeffrey.Bohler@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> I had the same question when reading the original posts about this process,
> and have been waiting for more information.  Can someone who has used this
> process in the past please clarify whether the total weight is placed at 12
> o'clock or 6 o'clock?
> 
> Thanks you.
> 
> Jeff Bohler
> St Louis, Missouri
> '70 Javelin, 390 4-speed
> '89 Jeep Comanche, 208,000 miles and climbing
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> Are we stacking the total weight at 12 o'clock then moving it clear down to
> 4 and 8?
> Or are we stacking the weight at 6 o'clock?
> Learn something new most everyday.
> I had in the past split weight front to rear of rim, but don't rememebr
> doing it this way.
> Splitting it would make any imbalance less of an issue as it would be
> spread out farther.
> 
> May be time to pick up one of those balancers! They are everywhere dirt
> cheap now a days!
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> --
> Mark Price
> Morgantown, WV
> 1969 AMC Rambler, 4.0L, EFI, T-5
> " I was different before people dared to be different"
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>  -------------- Original message ----------------------
> From: "John Elle" <johnelle@xxxxxxxxx>
> > SNIP
> >
> > When using a "static" (bubble) type balancer you should first set the
> >
> > total amount of weight needed to balance the tire on the rim of the
> wheel.
> >
> > Divide the weight into FOUR separate weights. Then move the two groups of
> >
> > four weights to the 4 and 8 o'clock position on the wheel. Adjust the
> size
> >
> > of the weights to get the tire to center the bubble.
> >
> >  By dividing the weights into 4 groups (to be mounted on the front and
> >
> > rear of wheel) and positioning them at 4&8 o'clock you
> >
> > are coming closest to achieving "Dynamic" balance by using the static
> >
> > method.
> >
> > You would be surprised at how many tires can be satisfactorily balanced
> >
> > using this method.
> >
> > But HEY,,, that's just ME,,,
> >
> > Bruce Hevner
> >
> > SNIP
> >
> >
> >
> > Like I said, back in the day when spin balancing was more advertising
> hype
> > than functional I got pretty good at bubble balancing, its only been in
> the
> > last 15 or so years that I have seen spin balancing be better or at least
> as
> > good as I used to be able to do it, and with my Harbor Freight Bubble
> > balancer I do o.k. here in the garage. I still have a car that I can use
> a
> > bumper jack with to break beads loose and a couple of good tire irons to
> > worry the tires off with if I have to anyway and a rubber mallet that
> works
> > well putting them back on if I need it. I don't do it too often any more,
> > but it is nice to know that I still can.
> >
> > Now if I can only figure out how to adapt nuclear power to all of this to
> > make it easier with out flagging hazmet the world would be good, or as an
> > alternative anyway maybe I can find that converter used on the time
> > traveling DeLorean that you threw freshly emptied  beer cans into in
> order
> > to get power to my reproduction flux capacitor than I could be considered
> > not only automated but officially regarded as green too!
> >
> > John
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