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[GMCnet] Wheel balancing Beads [message #78668] Wed, 31 March 2010 05:22 Go to previous message
David L Greenberg is currently offline  David L Greenberg   United States
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On Wed, 31 Mar 2010 03:24:17 -0500 John Blankenship <jtblank@yahoo.com>
writes:
>
>
> When I put on new set of Firestone Transforce HTs last year I had a
> vibration at 60-64mph, the dealer balanced the tire two times and
> still there so they put in
> http://www.innovativebalancing.com/index.html Dyna Beads, 6oz per
> tire and it went away. The theory on the bead balancing, according
> to the tire guy, is they balance the whole rotating assembly, rotor
> or drum as well as the wheel and tire. It sounded like a bunch of
> horsesh*t until I drove after the beads were installed, now
> vibration free. I was so impressed I ordered some for my Bronco and
> resulted in the same excellent outcome. I used the application
> bottle and hose that they sell for like $3 and used a little mouse
> sander to vibrate the hose to speed up the install through the valve
> stem. I'm sold.
> --
> John Blankenship
> '76 Palm Beach

Thanks, John. That is a very informative and well designed web site.

David Lee Greenberg
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