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Post by BritPete on May 9, 2020 9:38:06 GMT
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Post by buster on May 9, 2020 10:06:12 GMT
I havent watched the video but its pretty easy to do yourself. hardest part is getting the wheel spinning freely with no resistance, once you do that grab a bit of chalk or crayon and spin the wheel (it needs to make at least one full rotation) and let it stop of its own accord, mark the bottom (heavy point) with chalk and spin it a couple more times to make sure it always stops at that point. then try 5g opposite the chalk mark, what your aiming for is the wheel to stop randomly (at which point its balanced) its just a bit of trial and error adding a bit more weight or moving it a couple of mm, so also a good idea to tape it on with masking tape until you get the balance and then stick the weights down
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Post by andy1kenobe on May 9, 2020 10:15:39 GMT
I've seen it done like this (my Dad) and there are a couple of purpose made stands in the Sealey catalogue, the cheapest at £122 like the one below.
I'd do it. You only have the price of some weights to lose if it doesn't work out.
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Post by na44superdream on May 9, 2020 10:20:44 GMT
That would be ok.
We tended to do a static balance with a metal taper cup (into the bearing) on 10mm bit of round bar or bolt, with the wheel horizontal, and a bubble. weight adjustment until the wheel comes level and the bubble centres. We've not done one for years, presume the bubble thingy is somewhere in the Garage, need a wide selection of balance weights....
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