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To: timmmurphh@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [Fot] Balancing wire wheels
From: Jason Sukey <jsukey@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2016 21:56:13 -0400
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Tim,
        I've found the same with my balancer (with steel and alloy wheels,
I've not tried wires).  Narrow wheels (4.5-5.5") balance much easier with a
single plane balance.  I assume it's because the two planes are not
distanced apart enough.

Jason Sukey

On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 6:35 PM, <timmmurphh@gmail.com> wrote:

> I just got my balancer working again and tried balancing a 4-1/2 inch wid=
e
> and a 5-1/2 inch wide wire wheel off of a Triumph TR4A and a TR5.  If I t=
ry
> to do a 2-plane or dynamic balance, I get very large weights, like 4 to 5
> ounces that are to be added.  If I do a single plane, static balance, the=
n
> I get reasonable weights to add like a couple of ounces at most.  I think
> that unless the wire wheel has been recently trued very accurately this i=
s
> going to be the result.  The wheels have large run out compared to alloy
> wheels.  What have others who have tried to balance wire wheels come up
> with?
>
>
>
> I got lucky with my balancer and could just use one of the cones and the
> large =E2=80=9CT-nut=E2=80=9D which mated up with the OD of the spline tu=
be perfectly.
>
>
>
> Tim Murphy
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Tim,<div>=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 I&#39;ve found the sa=
me with my balancer (with steel and alloy wheels, I&#39;ve not tried wires)=
.=C2=A0 Narrow wheels (4.5-5.5&quot;) balance much easier with a single pla=
ne balance.=C2=A0 I assume it&#39;s because the two planes are not distance=
d apart enough.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason Sukey</div></div><div class=
=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 27, 2016 at 6:3=
5 PM,  <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:timmmurphh@gmail.com"; target=
=3D"_blank">timmmurphh@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padd=
ing-left:1ex"><div lang=3D"EN-US" link=3D"#0563C1" vlink=3D"#954F72"><div><=
p class=3D"MsoNormal">I just got my balancer working again and tried balanc=
ing a 4-1/2 inch wide and a 5-1/2 inch wide wire wheel off of a Triumph TR4=
A and a TR5.=C2=A0 If I try to do a 2-plane or dynamic balance, I get very =
large weights, like 4 to 5 ounces that are to be added.=C2=A0 If I do a sin=
gle plane, static balance, then I get reasonable weights to add like a coup=
le of ounces at most.=C2=A0 I think that unless the wire wheel has been rec=
ently trued very accurately this is going to be the result.=C2=A0 The wheel=
s have large run out compared to alloy wheels.=C2=A0 What have others who h=
ave tried to balance wire wheels come up with?<u></u><u></u></p><p class=3D=
"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal">I got lucky with=
 my balancer and could just use one of the cones and the large =E2=80=9CT-n=
ut=E2=80=9D which mated up with the OD of the spline tube perfectly.<u></u>=
<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNormal"><u></u>=C2=A0<u></u></p><p class=3D"MsoNo=
rmal">Tim Murphy<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><br>_________________________=
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