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Good question Bob! I doubt they have done it and the cars were running=20
anyway.
Thanks,
Josef
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Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel Balancer
Datum: 2023-05-19T07:56:40+0200
Von: "Robert Parker via Healeys" <healeys@autox.team.net>
An: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@gmail.com>
=20
=20
=20
Has anyone bothered to check whether the factory ever balanced the drums or=
=20
even worried about it? It=E2=80=99s not that I don=E2=80=99t care, it=E2=80=
=99s just I=E2=80=99d like to=20
know if anyone has heard of that happening at the factory. Bob, 61BT7.
Sent from my iPhone
On May 17, 2023, at 8:32 PM, Michael Salter via Healeys
<healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
With all this noise about balancing brake drums I thought I had better
take a look at the ones on my BN2.=20
I'm in the process if machining them back to balance now.=20
Bit of a task on my 12" lathe but it's happening.
On Wed., May 17, 2023, 8:46 p.m. Michael MacLean via Healeys, <
Don't grind it. Have it machined off.
Mike MacLean
On Wed, May 17, 2023, 6:58 AM Richard Kahn <tahoehealey@hotmail.com
Hendrix welded more material to my drums as needed and it seems to
have worked fine. I would not like grinding off material as it
might affect the integrity of the drum by making it thinner,
effecting the heat distribution and strength. Just some rambling
from someone who doesn't know what he is talking about.
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:23 AM
To: 'Michael MacLean' <springer.mike51@gmail.com
Cc: 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel
Balancer
=20
Mike =E2=80=93 I would think that would be the likely explanation f=
or
having sections of the drum rim machined off.
=20
----------------
All the best,
=20
Al Fuller
=20
From: Michael MacLean <springer.mike51@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2023 2:47 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel
Balancer
=20
Al, list,=20
The drums for my BN2 has sections of the raised rim machined
off. Does this mean my drums were balanced in the past?
Mike MacLean
=20
On Tue, May 16, 2023, 2:30 PM <alfuller194@gmail.com
Bob: If you are wondering about brake drum balancing methods, you
may be interested in the two methods used on my Healeys.
=20
One shop trimmed off the fins as needed to balance the drums, one
needing more trimming than the other =E2=80=93 but they both came =
out
well.
=20
A different shop welded rod material onto my current BJ-8=E2=80=99=
s drums
to balance them. I think these drums were more out of balance than
on prior cars. They were careful to call me ahead of the operation
to ask how much clearance I had between the wheel and drum, and I
was able to take them a wheel and hub so they could see how it all
fit together. The results are just fine, also.
----------------
All the best,
=20
Al Fuller
=20
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
via Healeys
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 2:36 PM
To: Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer
=20
Harold,
How did you balance the drums - add or remove material? Care to
provide any details?
Bob Haskell
Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar
On 5/15/23 11:32, Harold Manifold wrote:
Another consideration for balancing the rear tires is the
brake drums. I have the original BMC brake drums and was
surprised at how out of balance they were. I static balanced
the brake drums to go with the separately balanced wheels and
tires. No vibrations, shimmies or skuttle shakes so far.
=20
Harold
=20
On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 12:34=E2=80=AFAM <greylinn@ozemail.com=
.au
Here in Brisbane there=E2=80=99s at least one place (near me)=
that
does on-car balancing. The wheels on my 100 don=E2=80=99t hav=
e a
central hole, so can=E2=80=99t be balanced on a regular machi=
ne. That
said, the last set of Khumo Ecowing ES31s I bought are fine
with no balancing!
=20
Peter Linn
Brisbane
BN1 Holden V6
MG TC special
=20
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
m.g.sharp--- via Healeys
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2023 1:07 PM
To: 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net
Cc: 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer
=20
I made up my own adaptor using a used hub and knock-off
(spinner). I had a machinist mount the hub on the lathe and
ensure that it was true on the inside edges (where the
bearings fit) and had him put a slight chamfer on the edges
to provide better registration for the standard cones on a
modern balancer. Then we machined the centre out of the
spinner so that when the wheel is mounted on the hub and the
spinner is tightened, the outer cone on the balancer fits
through it and registers on the hub. That part is a little
tricky as if you machine the hole too big, the spinner will
end up in two pieces =E2=80=93 measure carefully! Hub and sp=
inner
was $25 at a swap meet and machining was $50. I believe this
adaptor will work on any post-war wire wheels except the
Jags, which had different hubs. Worked a treat on my TC
wheels. Healey is running vibration-free- so leaving it
alone for now.
=20
I too liked on-wheel balancing and in my simple thinking it
balanced the drum or disk at the same time =E2=80=93 as long =
as you
remembered to mark the position of the wheels when you took
them off and did not rotate them (to a different position on
the car)! That is likely one reason they are not used
anymore, because if your drums were out of balance and you
added weights to the wheel that balanced them out, then every
time you removed the wheel, you=E2=80=99d loose the balance, =
unless
it went back in exactly the same position. Anyhow it=E2=80=
=99s a
moot point as I have not seen an on-wheel balancer for
decades. I imagine that disks run very true anyhow, but
when I balanced the drums on the TC they were significantly
off. I hear balancing Healey drums brings good results, but
never felt the need as my BT7 has always run pretty smooth.=
=20
If anyone in Ontario (Canada) wants drums balanced, Garland
and Sons in Scarborough did great work for me.
=20
Mirek
=20
From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net
Harold Manifold
Sent: Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:35 AM
To: HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com
Cc: Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer
=20
It looks like the kit is designed to follow the Dunlop/MWS
recommendations for balancing. See attached. It should be a
good piece of kit.
=20
Harold
=20
On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 8:28=E2=80=AFAM HealeyRick via Healey=
s <
wrote:
AH Spares just sent out this email about a wire wheel
balancer kit to mount the wheels on a modern balancing
machine. What are your thoughts? =20
https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/wheels/w=
ire-wheel-balancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail-1st&utm_source=3Dnewsletter=
&utm_medium=3Demail
<https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/wheels/=
wire-wheel-balancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail-1st&utm_source=3Dnewslette=
r&utm_medium=3Demail>
=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=
=3DUTF-8"/><title></title></head><body><p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span styl=
e=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;te=
xt-decoration:none">Good question Bob! I doubt they have done it and the ca=
rs were running anyway.<br /></span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Thanks,</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none">Josef</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"><span style=3D"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-s=
erif;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none"> </span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">-----Original-Nachricht-----</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Betreff: Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was =
Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Datum: 2023-05-19T07:56:40+0200</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Von: "Robert Parker via Healeys" <healeys@auto=
x.team.net></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">An: "Michael Salter" <michaelsalter@gmail.com&=
gt;</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;"> </p>
<div style=3D"position: relative; color: #000000; font: 12px Arial,Helvetic=
a,sans-serif;">Has anyone bothered to check whether the factory ever balanc=
ed the drums or even worried about it? It’s not that I don’t ca=
re, it’s just I’d like to know if anyone has heard of that happ=
ening at the factory. Bob, 61BT7.<br /><br />
<div dir=3D"ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div>
<div dir=3D"ltr"><br />
<blockquote>On May 17, 2023, at 8:32 PM, Michael Salter via Healeys <hea=
leys@autox.team.net> wrote:<br /><br /></blockquote>
</div>
<blockquote>
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div dir=3D"auto">With all this noise about balancing brake drums I thought=
I had better take a look at the ones on my BN2.
<div dir=3D"auto">I'm in the process if machining them back to balanc=
e now. </div>
<div dir=3D"auto">Bit of a task on my 12" lathe but it's happening.</div>
</div>
<br />
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Wed., May 17, 2023, 8:46 p.m. Mich=
ael MacLean via Healeys, <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>heal=
eys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:=
1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir=3D"auto">Don't grind it. Have it machined off.
<div dir=3D"auto">Mike MacLean</div>
</div>
<br />
<div class=3D"gmail_quote">
<div class=3D"gmail_attr" dir=3D"ltr">On Wed, May 17, 2023, 6:58 AM Richard=
Kahn <<a href=3D"mailto:tahoehealey@hotmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer">tah=
oehealey@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0 0 0 .8ex; border-left:=
1px #ccc solid; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c=
olor: #000000;">Hendrix welded more material to my drums as needed and it s=
eems to have worked fine. I would not like grinding off material as it migh=
t affect the integrity of the drum by making it thinner, effecting the heat=
distribution and strength. Just some rambling from someone who doesn=
't know what he is talking about.</div>
<div> </div>
<div style=3D"font-family: Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; c=
olor: #000000;"> </div>
<hr style=3D"display: inline-block; width: 98%;" />
<div dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size: 11pt; color: #000000; font-famil=
y: Calibri, sans-serif;"><strong>From:</strong> Healeys <<a href=3D"mail=
to:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys-bo=
unces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of <a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gma=
il.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">alfuller194@gmail.com</a> <<a href=
=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">alfuller194=
@gmail.com</a>><br /><strong>Sent:</strong> Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:2=
3 AM<br /><strong>To:</strong> 'Michael MacLean' <<a href=3D"mailto:spri=
nger.mike51@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">springer.mike51@gmail.=
com</a>><br /><strong>Cc:</strong> 'Healey List' <<a href=3D"mailto:h=
ealeys@autox.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net=
</a>><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance --=
was Wire Wheel Balancer</span>
<div> </div>
</div>
<div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"word-wrap: break-word;">
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Mike – I would think that would be the likely explanation for havin=
g sections of the drum rim machined off.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">----------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">All the best,</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Al Fuller</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt=
0in 0in 0in;">
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><strong>From:</strong> Michael MacLean <<a href=3D"mailto:springer.mik=
e51@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">springer.mike51@gmail.com</a>&=
gt; <br /><strong>Sent:</strong> Tuesday, May 16, 2023 2:47 PM<br /><strong=
>To:</strong> <a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer no=
referrer">alfuller194@gmail.com</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Hea=
leys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Al, list, </p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> The drums for my BN2 has sections of the raised rim m=
achined off. Does this mean my drums were balanced in the past?</p>
</div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Mike MacLean</p>
</div>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">On Tue, May 16, 2023, 2:30 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com=
" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"border: none; border-left: solid #cccccc 1.0pt; paddin=
g: 0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin-left: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0in;">
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Bob: If you are wondering about brake drum balancing methods, you m=
ay be interested in the two methods used on my Healeys.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">One shop trimmed off the fins as needed to balance the drums, one needing=
more trimming than the other – but they both came out well.</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">A different shop welded rod material onto my current BJ-8’s drums t=
o balance them. I think these drums were more out of balance than on prior =
cars. They were careful to call me ahead of the operation to ask how much c=
learance I had between the wheel and drum, and I was able to take them a wh=
eel and hub so they could see how it all fit together. The results ar=
e just fine, also.</p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">----------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">All the best,</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Al Fuller</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt=
0in 0in 0in;">
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><strong>From:</strong> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@auto=
x.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a=
>> <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Bob Haskell via Healeys<br /><strong>Se=
nt:</strong> Monday, May 15, 2023 2:36 PM<br /><strong>To:</strong> Harold =
Manifold <<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer norefe=
rrer">manifold@telus.net</a>>; Healey List <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys=
@autox.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>&g=
t;<br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
</div>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">Harold,</p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px;">How did you balance the drums - add or remove mat=
erial? Care to provide any details?</p>
<pre style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;">Bob Ha=
skell</pre>
<pre style=3D"margin: 0in; font-size: 10pt; font-family: &quot;">Austin=
-Healey 3000 roadster registrar</pre>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">On 5/15/23 11:32, Harold Manifold wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top: 5.0pt; margin-bottom: 5.0pt;">
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Another consideration for balancing the rear tires is the brake drums. I =
have the original BMC brake drums and was surprised at how out of balance t=
hey were. I static balanced the brake drums to go with the separately =
balanced wheels and tires. No vibrations, shimmies or skuttle shakes so far=
.</p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
</div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">Harold</p>
</div>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"> </p>
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
">On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 12:34=E2=80=AFAM <<a href=3D"mailto:greylinn@o=
zemail.com.au" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">greylinn@ozemail.com.au</a>>=
; wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"border: none; border-left: solid #cccccc 1.0pt; paddin=
g: 0in 0in 0in 6.0pt; margin: 5.0pt 0in 5.0pt 4.8pt;">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU">Here in Brisbane there’s at least one place (n=
ear me) that does on-car balancing. The wheels on my 100 don’t have a=
central hole, so can’t be balanced on a regular machine. That said, =
the last set of Khumo Ecowing ES31s I bought are fine with no balancing!</s=
pan></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU"> </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU">Peter Linn</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU">Brisbane</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU">BN1 Holden V6</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU">MG TC special</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU"> </span></p>
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0in 0in 0in;">
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><strong>From:</strong> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@auto=
x.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a=
>> <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>m.g.sharp--- via Healeys<br /><strong>S=
ent:</strong> Monday, May 15, 2023 1:07 PM<br /><strong>To:</strong> 'Harol=
d Manifold' <<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer nor=
eferrer">manifold@telus.net</a>>; 'HealeyRick' <<a href=3D"mailto:hea=
leyrik@gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>>=
<br /><strong>Cc:</strong> 'Healeys' <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.te=
am.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br /><=
strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-AU"> </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">I made up my own adaptor using a used hub and knock-=
off (spinner). I had a machinist mount the hub on the lathe and ensur=
e that it was true on the inside edges (where the bearings fit) and had him=
put a slight chamfer on the edges to provide better registration for the s=
tandard cones on a modern balancer. Then we machined the centre out o=
f the spinner so that when the wheel is mounted on the hub and the sp=
inner is tightened, the outer cone on the balancer fits through it and regi=
sters on the hub. That part is a little tricky as if you machine the =
hole too big, the spinner will end up in two pieces – measure careful=
ly! Hub and spinner was $25 at a swap meet and machining was $50.&nbs=
p; I believe this adaptor will work on any post-war wire wheels except the =
Jags, which had different hubs. Worked a treat on my TC wheels. =
Healey is running vibration-free- so leaving it alone for now.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">I too liked on-wheel balancing and in my simple thin=
king it balanced the drum or disk at the same time – as long as you r=
emembered to mark the position of the wheels when you took them off and did=
not rotate them (to a different position on the car)! That is likely=
one reason they are not used anymore, because if your drums were out=
of balance and you added weights to the wheel that balanced them out, then=
every time you removed the wheel, you’d loose the balance, unless it=
went back in exactly the same position. Anyhow it’s a mo=
ot point as I have not seen an on-wheel balancer for decades. I=
imagine that disks run very true anyhow, but when I balanced the drums on =
the TC they were significantly off. I hear balancing Healey dru=
ms brings good results, but never felt the need as my BT7 has always run pr=
etty smooth. If anyone in Ontario (Canada) wants drums balanced, Garl=
and and Sons in Scarborough did great work for me.</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Mirek</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span></p>
<div style=3D"border: none; border-top: solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt; padding: 3.0pt=
0in 0in 0in;">
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><strong>From:</strong> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@auto=
x.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a=
>> <strong>On Behalf Of </strong>Harold Manifold<br /><strong>Sent:</str=
ong> Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:35 AM<br /><strong>To:</strong> HealeyRick &=
lt;<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">hea=
leyrik@gmail.com</a>><br /><strong>Cc:</strong> Healeys <<a href=3D"m=
ailto:healeys@autox.team.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer">healeys@autox.t=
eam.net</a>><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Bal=
ancer</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">It looks like the kit is designed to follow the=
Dunlop/MWS recommendations for balancing. See attached. It should be a goo=
d piece of kit.</span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Harold</span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA"> </span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 8:28=E2=80=AFAM HealeyRick v=
ia Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer =
noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">AH Spares just sent out this email about a wire whee=
l balancer kit to mount the wheels on a modern balancing machine. Wha=
t are your thoughts? <a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austi=
n-healey/big-healey/wheels/wire-wheel-balancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail=
-1st&utm_source=3Dnewsletter&utm_medium=3Demail" rel=3D"noreferrer =
noreferrer">https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/wheels/wire=
-wheel-balancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail-1st&utm_source=3Dnewslette=
r&utm_medium=3Demail</a></span></p>
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<p style=3D"margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;=
"><span lang=3D"EN-CA">Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"</span></p>
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