So, some time back I picked up a tyre changing machine and a wheel balancing machine from a garage that was closing down. I figured that with the racing etc, I would make back the money quite quickly
Here is what I picked up.
I know this is really low end stuff and not anything that a professional shop would use - but for me it is perfect
I managed to use the changing machine to replace the tyres on the racing car and on the family car - but the balancing machine has me confused (easy I know).
I balanced all the wheels last night and did manage to get it so that the machine told me all the wheels were balanced perfectly - but now I am having second thoughts and wondering if I have done it correctly. For me it felt like more work than I see done when I have the wheel balanced professionally.
Here is the process I went threw and the results I was getting - is there something strange here, or is this how it should be?
I would put on a wheel and start up the machine - it would indicate what weights to put on the inside and outside and where. I would put on the indicated weights in the indicated locations and then spin up the machine again.
At this point I would expect it to say "congratulations your wheel is balanced" but this was never the case. It would indicate additional weights to be put on in new locations.
I would go threw this process anything between three to six times for each wheel. And by the time it indicated that the wheel was balanced I would have weights all over the inside of the wheel
On one wheel I tried to do so that I would put on the weights on the inside as indicated but not on the outside as indicated and spin the wheel again - expecting the machine to indicate the same weight and location as before, but it would give me a different result
I must be doing something wrong, or is this correct operation, and I should just put the wheels on the car and go racing?!?
Thank you for any help and advice