[Healeys] WW Balance in SoCal Area

[Richard Ewald]

I can think of no reason that anyone should charge this kind of money to do
WW.  Back in the day I used to fix flats on WW with a Coats manual machine,
and then later on a Coats 10-10.  Never had a problem.  Compared to the
machines the tire shops have now, those machines were so primitive they
should not have worked at all.
I have a pretty good feeling that a standard spin balancer would mount up a
WW just fine.  I know I bubbled balanced a bunch of them back in the day.
::: shrug:::
A _______ and his _________ are soon parted (fill in the blanks)

Rick

On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 8:12 PM, <rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote:

> I agree Richard.  I was speechless for a few seconds after he said $400.
> The more I think about it, the more a bubble balancer for MY garage sounds
> better and better.
> Mike MacLean
> 56 BN2
> 60 AN5
>
>
> Richard Ewald
> > Four yards to mount and balance 4 tires?
> > Damn, I am in the wrong line of work.  I may have to get a spin balancer
> > for
> > my garage.
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 29, 2008 at 5:36 PM, <rrengineer at dslextreme.com> wrote:
> >
> >> John,
> >>     How much did he charge you?  He wanted $400 to mount and balance
> >> mine.  While I love my Healeys and want only the best for them, I
> >> thought this was very excessive for just mounting and balancing.
> >> Should not have been even half of that.  He is just mounting tires
> >> and spin balancing them.  The only difference in steel wheel tire
> >> balancing and wires is the way they mount to the machine.
> >> Mike MacLean
> >> 56 BN2
> >> 60 AN5
> >>
> >>
> >> John Loftus
> >> > Mike,
> >> >
> >> > I have used Valley WW Service in Van Nuys. Mike is a very nice guy
> and
> >> > does a great job. Hope he's still in business.
> >> >
> >> > Valley Wire Wheel Service
> >> > Mike Rizeman
> >> > 14731 Lull St.
> >> > Van Nuys, CA
> >> > 818 785 7237
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