Steering: 850: - Balancing weights

lightyears · Jan 20th, 2010, 16:12

Follow up to my strange wobbling wheel, I had a look underneath and everything seems to be fine, on the way i notice that my front kerbside had no balancing weights at all, and the two rears had one on one side, two on the other. Would this make the wheels unbalanced? do the weights need to be there? what would be my next step?

charlotte001 · Jan 20th, 2010, 16:14

Yes it could make the wheels wobble your next step is pop it into the local tyre place will only cost around £5 per wheel to do

capt jack · Jan 20th, 2010, 18:17

Wheel balancing is a bit of a black art. Ther's no way you can tell anything just by looking. It's a trip to a tyre fitter for you and your car I'm afraid!

Cheers

Jack

scr8pdo · Jan 20th, 2010, 19:14

As stated above, just because there are no weights fitted do not automatically assume they are out of balance, I was a tyre fitter for years and although quite rare, some tyres once fitted are in balance already, seemed to be on the more expensive tyres and newish cars with nice clean wheels, but it wouldnt cost much to get them checked, wheels will go out of balance as they wear over time as well, a lot of people get their cars tracking and balancing checked every year as a matter of course, over time it will save you money in the long run

Jan 20th, 2010, 16:12	#1
lightyears Master Member Last Online: Apr 24th, 2024 20:02 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Blickling,Norfolk	Balancing weights Follow up to my strange wobbling wheel, I had a look underneath and everything seems to be fine, on the way i notice that my front kerbside had no balancing weights at all, and the two rears had one on one side, two on the other. Would this make the wheels unbalanced? do the weights need to be there? what would be my next step? __________________ Current Volvo 850 2.5 10V SE 1996 Volvo V70 2.5D 2000 Departed Volvo 850 T5 Turbo 'L94" 1994 Volvo 740 GLE 1990

Jan 20th, 2010, 16:14	#2
charlotte001 Premier Member Last Online: Jul 26th, 2012 11:13 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: norwich	balancing Yes it could make the wheels wobble your next step is pop it into the local tyre place will only cost around £5 per wheel to do __________________ Previous Volvos:850 GLT 2.5 20V Auto Saloon Silver. 1997 850 T-5 Auto Estate Nautic Blue Chipped ECU, V70 TCV, Carbon Cased Filter, 17inch alloys, Rattling Engine masking the suspension rattles. Engine doesn't rattle anymore

Jan 20th, 2010, 19:14	#4
scr8pdo Premier Member Last Online: Aug 27th, 2016 13:21 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Greater Manchester	As stated above, just because there are no weights fitted do not automatically assume they are out of balance, I was a tyre fitter for years and although quite rare, some tyres once fitted are in balance already, seemed to be on the more expensive tyres and newish cars with nice clean wheels, but it wouldnt cost much to get them checked, wheels will go out of balance as they wear over time as well, a lot of people get their cars tracking and balancing checked every year as a matter of course, over time it will save you money in the long run __________________ SAAB 9-5 HOT Aero Audi A4 1997 TDi Avant (old smoker!) Iveco Turbo Daily Recovery Lorry

Jan 20th, 2010, 18:17	#3
capt jack VOC Member Last Online: Apr 20th, 2024 18:56 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Selby, North Yorkshire	Wheel balancing is a bit of a black art. Ther's no way you can tell anything just by looking. It's a trip to a tyre fitter for you and your car I'm afraid! Cheers Jack

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