Wheel Balancing
Discussion
Evening all.
I want to balance the new tyre on my drum braked wheel. Is it a bad idea to do this with the wheel in the swinging arm? With the brake rod disconnected, the shoes aren’t binding and the wheel spins freely.
Can’t see why it won’t work, or have I missed something?
Thanks.
Mike
I want to balance the new tyre on my drum braked wheel. Is it a bad idea to do this with the wheel in the swinging arm? With the brake rod disconnected, the shoes aren’t binding and the wheel spins freely.
Can’t see why it won’t work, or have I missed something?
Thanks.
Mike
The wheel does spin very freely.
Think I will give it a test... if it works, then I suppose the heavy part of the wheel will stop repeatedly at the bottom.
If it stops "randomly", it can't be an effective method.
That said, bike is an old gnarly DT175 which vibrates and shakes anyway, so I don't think this will be super critical!
Mike
Think I will give it a test... if it works, then I suppose the heavy part of the wheel will stop repeatedly at the bottom.
If it stops "randomly", it can't be an effective method.
That said, bike is an old gnarly DT175 which vibrates and shakes anyway, so I don't think this will be super critical!
Mike
Just try it.
If the wheel always stops with the valve at a certain clock position, add weight at the top and see if that changes anything.
When the wheel stops, if you rotate it 90 degrees, does it move back of its own accord? Try both directions!
First though, set up a pointer or two and check the wheel and tyre are reasonably round!
Don't balance a wheel where the bike has been sat on the tyre for months, causing the tyre to adopt a shape squashed at the bottom.
If the wheel always stops with the valve at a certain clock position, add weight at the top and see if that changes anything.
When the wheel stops, if you rotate it 90 degrees, does it move back of its own accord? Try both directions!
First though, set up a pointer or two and check the wheel and tyre are reasonably round!
Don't balance a wheel where the bike has been sat on the tyre for months, causing the tyre to adopt a shape squashed at the bottom.
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