Stick on weights sliding off?

[Fred W]

Allrighty then. I too like to mount my weights near the centerline ridge of the wheel. And this-a-here is one li'l problem that I have figured out.

First off, you need to know how much mis-balance there is on your bare wheel, and where it is. Then, if a tire is marked for the light spot, try to align that with your known heavy spot to minimize the required weights. If your tire in NOT marked (like Michelin :glare: ) then you have to take a guess and just mount it up and hope for the best. Lately, on the PR2's, I have been using the barcode label as the light spot marker. I've read that this isn't necessarily correct, but it has been working for me.

Now, since you know the bare wheel light spot, if when you balance the shod wheel you find that you need to place weights at the wheel light spot and it is more than the amount that the wheel is mis-balanced, then you guessed wrong, Bucky, and you need to turn the tire on the wheel. Yeah, that sucks. But the bead is probably still damp with lube so it will break easily and you should then be able to spin the tire on the wheel.

When you finally get everything lined up and want to stick the weights on for good, first off clean the area on the rim with Goof Off. That stuff is the shizzy for all sorts of solvent needs. Buy a can and keep it ion the shelf. Next, peel off any double sided foam tape like crap they have on your sticky weights and then clean the weights with the Goof Off solvent. Finally, get yourself a roll of 1/2" wide 3M acrylic foam trim tape. It isn't all that expensive and you can find it at any big box car parts store. One roll will probably last you a life time unless you are balancing all of your friends wheels.

Being an anal retentive type A guy, I've been known to cut and stick half weights on a rim. Yeah, I know... that's just silly. But using the system I mention above the little chunks stay stuck in place for the life of the tire, no problemo!!

 

[dannymax]

I always stick mine on in the center right next to the 'ridge' like you do. Occasionally, one will slide down like yours. My current wheel has one like that. I don't know if I have ever lost one. I wonder if I have used the Honda Spray Polish when they have slid. What Bounce says makes sense. Like you, I have wondered why they slip sometimes, but mostly do not.

I also have quite an assortment of the Yamaha clip-on weights and use those when I can. Those *******s have gottenexpensive however.

BTW, a Michelin PR2 rear I recently mounted took 65g to balance. More than any other tire I have ever used. So much for 'Premium' brand quality.

Same here with a Metzler Z6 Interact rear on my v-max. Bought some 17" wheels and sent them the Metz's for mount/balance and the rear came back with 2 1/4oz. of weights. I called and asked the guy if they rotated the tire on the wheel...."Don't see how that could do anything" he says. Kinda expected something like that!

If I ever get the energy I'll pull the tire, spin the wheel for the heavy spot and mount it up proper like.