Wheel Weights ????
Wheel Weights ????
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badredwedge

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3,450 posts

257 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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just had the front wheels balanced again due to the wheel weights flying off they use the stick on ones inside the wheel which are great but they dont stop on. The wheels have just been refurbed and are very clean what can I do to get them to stop on ?? :spin:

rev-erend

21,619 posts

313 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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Can't say - I've every heard of this..

Perhaps the tyre place should clean the back of the rim first. Also insist that all weights are stuck on the back of the wheel and not the front.

redcar

737 posts

275 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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Mine were refurbed and came back like mirrors, they were balanced and weights have stayed on at high speeds. As Rev says are tyre company doing there bit correctly.

Boosted LS1

21,200 posts

289 months

Wednesday 17th August 2005
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Ask them to use some new weights, maybe the glue has gone off if they are old weights? Just a thought, bit like old envelopes losing the stickyness.

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combine

3,114 posts

258 months

Thursday 18th August 2005
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The weights will stay on if put on the front, but they don't look quite so pretty , but they do balance !

TheDarkSide

640 posts

253 months

Friday 19th August 2005
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I've noticed that racers often cover balance weights with gaffer tape, presumably to stop this problem.

you can even choose colour of tape to suit...