Wheel Balancing

[fisher]

How can I balance my model A car Wheels.

Thanks

Donald Fisher

 

[kingbee]

I use the balancer from Harbor Freight, it works with our wheels. I use adhesive wrights from NAPA.

 

[Tom Wesenberg]

My wheels don't bounce, and I haven't tried to balance them yet, but I did make this wheel balancer to do the job.

 

[newshirt]

I used Dynabeads, and found them "okay." They didn't make a huge difference for me, but some.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/HowItWorks.htm

 

[Vic in E-TN]

Interesting about the dynabeads.
1. It looks like every time you stop the car the beads need to rebalance themselves. This probably takes a few seconds at least. Probably not so bad.
2. If you use a bubble balancer or what Tom has shown first, could you reduce the amount of beads and get the job done for less money? Would the result be better?

Thanks,
Vic

 

[Kevin in NJ]

You need a spare front hub and some clean lightly oiled bearings.

Clamp the hub to something and put the wheel on with the 5 bolts.

I started by putting the dot on the tire at the valve stem and then broke the bead and rotated the tire till I got the slowest return to the heavy spot. The whole purpose was to get the best static balance for each wheel. I put the 2 best on the front and the worst on the rear. I also plan on getting dynabeads at some point, but the car is not on the road.

Keep in mind the A has a lot of unsprung weight and the wheels are less likely to have a balance issue. So a perfect balance is not as important as close enough.

 

[Purdy Swoft]

My wheels don't bounce, and I haven't tried to balance them yet, but I did make this wheel balancer to do the job.

Good idea, could also be used for painting wheels .

 

[Patrick L.]

How can I balance my model A car Wheels.

Thanks

Donald Fisher

Do you mean how the wheels/tires can be balanced ,or, how you can balance them all by your lonesome?
I've bubble balanced them and spin balanced them. Now I just stick them on the spin balancer.

 

[Fred]

My wheels don't bounce, and I haven't tried to balance them yet, but I did make this wheel balancer to do the job.

???? How do you get away with "THAT" in the house ??

 

[Mitch//pa]

???? How do you get away with "THAT" in the house ??

toms no dummy he is his own boss = freedom

 

[J Franklin]

I used a club member's bubble balancer and it did a good job. I also have a vintage spin balancer that came out of an old Ford dealership but I don't know how it is supposed to work. It is for sale for $350. item # 331267429236. On this one the wheel in the horizontal sits on a turntable attached to a pedestal bolted to the flooring and is spun by a motor that engages the tire, but I don't have any instructions.