STANDARD PROCEDURE - TIRE AND WHEEL
BALANCE
It is recommen ded tha t a t wo plane service
dynamic ba lancer be used when a tire an d wheel
assembly r equir e balancing. Refer to balancer oper a-
tion instr uction s for proper cone mou nting pr oce-
du res. Typica lly use front cone moun ting m ethod for
st eel wheels. For alum inum wheel use ba ck cone
mounting met hod wit hout cone spr ing.
NOTE: Static should be used only when a two plane
balancer is not available.
NOTE: Cast aluminum and forged aluminum wheels
require coated balance weights and special align-
ment equipment.
Wheel ba lan cing can be accomplished with either
on or off vehicle equipm ent. When using on-vehicle
bala ncin g equipment , remove the opposite wheel/tire.
Off-vehicle bala ncing is recom mended.
For sta tic ba lancing, fin d th e location of the heavy
spot causing t he imba lan ce. Counter bala nce wheel
direct ly opposite t he hea vy spot. Determine weight
required to count er bala nce the a rea of imbala nce.
Pla ce ha lf of th is weight on t he inner rim flan ge and
the ot her ha lf on th e outer rim fla nge (Fig. 7).
For dyn amic bala ncin g, the balancing equipment is
designed to loca te the a mount of weight to be applied
to both the inner a nd outer r im flange (F ig. 8).
Fig. 6 Remount Tire 90 Degrees In Direction of
Arrow
1 - 2ND HIGH SPOT ON TIRE
2 - 1ST HIGH SPOT ON TIRE
22 - 4 TIRES/WHEELS VA
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