Wheel Balancing Beads-History

[Werner]

Guten Abend,


I put these balancing beads into all four wheels. The results were mixed. Sometimes the wheels ran (perhaps?) a bit more smoothly, while at other times they shook during acceleration.

 

[nkaminar]

Master Cylinder, This from Google. When I learned about this in college it surprised me. My first job was working with gas turbine engines where I applied this principle. The critical speed for a Model A tire depends on the weight of the tire but is around 35 mph.

 

[old31]

Ah, but then you lose "points". The brand and stem should be at the top of the spare tire.

That said, that is exactly what I did when I mounted my American Classic Radials and they are almost spot on.



OK, someone is going to have to 'splain that one to me. How can the heavy part rotate at a smaller radius then the light part on a tire??

Not only should the brand and stem be at the top of the spare tire, all 4 hubcaps should be in synch with the valve stem.