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fastfredracing 11-13-2020 07:51 AM

Meme this
 
I had to replace 2 tires, and one bent wheel for a customer . Purchased from a well known vendor we all use . I had them send the one mounted and balanced, and I mounted the other .
WTF? http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1605282619.jpg

Amail 11-13-2020 07:54 AM

"Good weights", Bob mused...

KFC911 11-13-2020 08:01 AM

LOL ...you just can't trust those mail-in balances :)!

GH85Carrera 11-13-2020 08:04 AM

Good enough for Friday afternoon at 4:55 PM

Steve Carlton 11-13-2020 08:05 AM

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1605283534.jpg

LWJ 11-13-2020 08:17 AM

It’s balanced ain’t it?

fastfredracing 11-13-2020 08:20 AM

It was balanced. I had to correct it . New guys first day on the job ?

ted 11-13-2020 08:24 AM

I bet the weight fell off during shipping and randomly stuck to the front.
I've had new weights fall off rims/tires while being transported in the back of my pick up bed.
You could cover them with Aluminum tape to keep them from falling off.

A930Rocket 11-13-2020 08:33 AM

Don't they all look like that? :rolleyes:

fastfredracing 11-13-2020 09:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ted (Post 11101793)
I bet the weight fell off during shipping and randomly stuck to the front.
I've had new weights fall off rims/tires while being transported in the back of my pick up bed.
You could cover them with Aluminum tape to keep them from falling off.

This is most likely correct, although it did balance up perfectly with this weight attached, when I removed it, I had to correct on the inside lip by .50, the exact amount I took off the front of the spoke.
I've been using them for 25 years, and they are repeatedly excellent , this is the first issue ever, so I'll give it a pass.

911boost 11-13-2020 10:18 AM

Was there any sticky type residue anywhere on the inside?

If someone really did that then they need to smacked in the face with a ball peen hammer.

fastfredracing 11-13-2020 11:30 AM

So then, I was thinking, that maybe my kid did it . He is 3, and is a little shop monkey. Nothing of mine has been safe for months now, and he loves the wheel weight, and bolt/nut organizers.
But.... the are not my weights, and they match the ones on the wheels from the tire shop.
They were not stuck on very tight, most likely, they were laying in packaging , or some one dropped them on the wheel somehow, they peeled right off with my fingernail, and left no residue. They are usually not fun to remove and clean . No harm, no foul ,
The car drives smooth again . This is the 3rd wheel, the poor guy bent in the last month . Pa roads are brutal on big barreled aftermarket wheels .
This is a daily driver for the guy . The one remaining rear wheel, is slightly out of round also, but balanced up good, and the car drives smooth again .

911boost 11-13-2020 12:04 PM

That could be for sure....

What kind of Porsche is it?

pavulon 11-13-2020 03:05 PM

Wanted: Tire tech with an eye for details. No experience required. Start today!

Bill Douglas 11-13-2020 05:19 PM

Excuse me. that's a flat tire.

Well, not really, it's only flat at the bottom.

cstreit 11-13-2020 10:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Amail (Post 11101718)
"Good weights", Bob mused...

Win. Do t need to read further.

fanaudical 11-14-2020 06:47 AM

"The new track tech inspection regs have gotten out of hand..."

KFC911 11-14-2020 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LWJ (Post 11101778)
It’s balanced ain’t it?

As long as there's a similar one on the opposite side tire!

sugarwood 11-14-2020 08:40 AM

https://www.snopes.com/tachyon/2019/09/tracking.jpg

Porsche-O-Phile 11-14-2020 10:23 AM

“Hold my beer and watch this”


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