[Healeys] WW Balancing

[Michael MacLean]

For those in the Los Angeles area you can go to Nate Jones Tire  at 1896
Redondo Ave, Signal Hill, CA.  They specialize in antique and wire wheel
work.  They can mount, shave and true wire wheels. Not overly expensive
either. Phone is (562) 597-3369
Mike MacLean

On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 5:59 PM sbyers--- via Healeys <
healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:

> I’m fortunate to live relatively close to Allen Hendrix at
> Hendrixwirewheel (about 240 miles) and he has done all my wheel and tire
> work for 40 years.  He does the spoke truing, balancing, and shaving and,
> as his website says, he “takes the shake out”.  For sure.
>
> I know some folks send their wheels to him for the service:
> www.hendrixwirewheel.com
>
> Don’t know what we’ll do when he decides to hang it up.
>
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> Steve Byers
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> BJ8 Registry
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> AHCA Delegate at Large
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Michael
> Salter
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 21, 2024 3:17 PM
> *To:* Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Cc:* Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing
>
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> As I  mentioned elsewhere what is shown is all very well for new wheels
> with new tyres however, in my experience, all wire wheels tend to go out of
> round over the years, probably because of uneven spoke tension when
> originally built, and once that occurs no amount of balancing will resolve
> things.
>
> The only solutions are:
>
> 1.Buy new wheels and tyres again. (Expensive)
>
> 2. Remove the tyres and have the wheels "trued" [an advanced skill], strip
> and repaint then remount new tyres, (Expensive and time consuming)
>
> 3. Shave the tyres as they are on the wheel. ( Inexpensive and remarkably
> effective).
>
> 4. Put up with the scuttle shake.
>
>
>
> M
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> On Sat., Dec. 21, 2024, 2:17 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> FYI ...
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3NYLtqiLM
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