Balancing Vixen Fins
Discussion
If anyone is running a set of Vixen fins and struggling to lose the steering wheel wobble due to them being out of balance, there are two solutions.
The problem is that garages who offer wheel balancing no longer offer 'on car balancing' as all the machines are free standing and require the wheel to be removed to put on the balancing machine. These machines attach the wheel through the centre aperture covered by the 'TVR' badge, not the 4 x wheel stud holes. This central aperture is usually not central in the wheel and therefore the wheel cannot be balanced successfully.
Option 1 : find a spare hub to bolt to the wheel using the 4 x wheel studs and fit the wheel hub to the balancing machine.
Option 2 : take your car to VibrationFree in Bicester. They provide on car wheel balancing
Once you have them balanced, mark the wheels so they are always fitted to the same corner and mark one stud to a stud hole on each each wheel to ensure the wheel is always put back in exactly the same position.
Moto
The problem is that garages who offer wheel balancing no longer offer 'on car balancing' as all the machines are free standing and require the wheel to be removed to put on the balancing machine. These machines attach the wheel through the centre aperture covered by the 'TVR' badge, not the 4 x wheel stud holes. This central aperture is usually not central in the wheel and therefore the wheel cannot be balanced successfully.
Option 1 : find a spare hub to bolt to the wheel using the 4 x wheel studs and fit the wheel hub to the balancing machine.
Option 2 : take your car to VibrationFree in Bicester. They provide on car wheel balancing
Once you have them balanced, mark the wheels so they are always fitted to the same corner and mark one stud to a stud hole on each each wheel to ensure the wheel is always put back in exactly the same position.
Moto
Edited by Moto on Friday 5th August 08:39
Adrian@.
Thx, I didn't know such a tool existed. Something no garage has ever offered. I guess it must be adjustable somehow to fit different stud counts & spacings?
Yes they were able to balance all four wheels. It's wasn't a low cost task - it took 2 hours to do. But the results are worthwhile.
Moto
Thx, I didn't know such a tool existed. Something no garage has ever offered. I guess it must be adjustable somehow to fit different stud counts & spacings?
Yes they were able to balance all four wheels. It's wasn't a low cost task - it took 2 hours to do. But the results are worthwhile.
Moto
Dollyman1850 said:
I am sure all the money using balancing services could have almost stretched to a set of minilites
Moto
Edited by Moto on Monday 8th August 14:35
Edited by Moto on Monday 8th August 14:37
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