Tyre balancing using a bubble balancer

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@jamescremer-evans8675 Год назад

Great video Mike. As long as the floor is relatively level the top will find its own level. You will only need to adjust the top bubble first time to 'calibrate' to the tyre holder.

@MarcBchannel 7 месяцев назад

This works! I just widened the pin socket. Didnt touch the pin. Moves freely and centers at different clock positions. Cheers

@Pilsu44 2 месяца назад

I did the same.. I used long 5.5mm drillpit. Works great now.

@goldwingconepatterns2565 11 месяцев назад

A point for clarification. Most if not all of the tire websites say the valve in the heavy spot in the rim and the yellow dot being the lightest on the tire. I did not know about the adjustability of the bubble part. Thanks for the video and the tips on how to tweak my new bubble balancer. Like another person I could not balance my 12 trailer tires as it wouldn't compress the springs low enough to contact the cone.

@BritannicaRestorations 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for the info!

@AapVanDieKaap 11 месяцев назад

I saw another way to modify this since watching your video. The fella placed a large ball bearing at the bottom of the part with the bubble and instead of sitting on a point, he ground it down to a flat surface. It seemed to work very well. His complaint was that the sharp tip didn't stay sharp for very long.

@MarcBchannel 7 месяцев назад

I thought about doing the ball bearing but tried this out first because I'm cheap. Works way better now. I didn't touch the pin just widened the pin socket. Moves freely now and centers repeatedly. Didn't want to sharpen the pin and weaken it🤙

@jameskerr5756 Год назад

Interesting contraption Mike and even better after your modification. You learn something new every day - didn't know about the yellow and red dots.

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Now you do! On modern tyres and rims they are better balanced than the old days - so by putting the dots to the valve there should be hardly any weight - however I am not so sure if this will be the case with tyre pressure monitoring

@robbaird5972 Год назад

YA, YELLO IS LIGHT, RED IS HEAVY, RIM CUT OUT IS LIGHT,, SO WHERE DO YOU THINK THE RED WOULD GO? LOL

@ponchotran9004 8 месяцев назад

Great video. Very useful information about how to make the balancer friction free.

@BritannicaRestorations 8 месяцев назад

Glad it was helpful!

@Patmac74 Год назад

I remember using one of those boys back in the day, that and the old bar type tyre machine

@gavinralph2910 Год назад

My local tyre shop still uses this, needs a heavy wheel, small lightweight wheels are not always enough to depress the springs to centre the wheel/tyre. I hate watching them balance my wheels as it always looks too simple..... They tell me modern tyres are now so well balanced due to manufacturing methods, providing you put the tyre on the wheel with the corresponding marks on the tyre lined up with the valve.....they are nearly always spot on. One of my wheels didnt even need a balance weight!!!

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Yes modern tyres are a lot better now

@malcolmyoung7866 Год назад

Good info shared by a Top Bloke. Thanks Mike. Have only just attempted to repair a wheel rim on my spare that was damaged a few years back. Removed and replace the tyre on the rim (a first for me) and not too bad.. but the rim is leaking where the repair was made.. looks like a new wheel is needed although there is a old can of P.38 that is winking at me so maybe I should at least to attempt to maybe make things right just for shizzles and giggles…

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

I have used similar on rusted rims in the past - just to fill the rust holes after sand blasting - seemed to work well

@harveysmith100 Год назад

That was a very balanced argument for diy. (Open the door and let the tumble weed out.)

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Lol!

@bobmoore8321 Год назад

That was a good demonstration Mike I thought about one of those but was a bit wary kwik fit here in Guisbro just put me two tyres on wrong for the test. now I've drove it and looked at it too late to go back and nowadays its not cheap even second hand tyres cost a bomb

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Yes, tyres here are expensive now - and getting balanced? $14+ tax each for a 14 inch rim - so thick end of $60 I was impressed at the balancer I must admit - thought it would just fall over - but driving the Yaris was fine - you need to take your time though!

@squadmeta Год назад

It might vary with tyre brands but as I remember it the red dot is meant to match with the low point marking on the rim. If the rim isn’t marked then just align the yellow dot to the valve, I imagine more important these days with tyre pressure monitoring gizmos. Love the balance machine, simple tools and knowledge wins the day.

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

I have never seen a modern rim with these marking

@robbaird5972 Год назад

I AM SORY TO SAY SIR, BUT YOU ARE WRONG ABOUT THE DOTS, THE YELLOW IS THE LIGHT PART OF THE TIRE, AND THE RED DOT IS THE HEAVY PART OF THE TIRE, AND THE VALVE STEM IS THE CUTOUT OF THE RIM, AND THAT MAKING THE VALVE STEL IN THE RIM THE LIGHT PART OF THE RIM, I INSTALLED MY OWN RIMS AND TIRES FOR OVER 60 YEARS AND I KNOW WHAT AM TALKING ABOUT SIR,, JUST DO IT AND SEE FOR YOUR SELF, RIGHT NOW I HAVE 4 SUMMER TIRES ON MY CAR WITH STEEL RIMS, AND I HAVE ALL THE RED DOTS ALINED UP WITH THE VA;LVE STEL ON THE RIM, AND I HAVE NO SHAKE WHAT SO EVER, AT ANY SPEED, YOU SHOULDENT TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THING YOU DON'T KNOW NOTHING ABOUT, YOU ARE MISSLEADING THE PUBLIC HAVE A GREAD DAY SIR.

@robbaird5972 Год назад

I DIDN'T FIND ANY ON MINE THE RIMS ARE GETING MADE MUCH BETTER , THE ONLY THING THAT I ALWAYS FOUND ON MY RIMS FOR ALL THOUSE YEARS, WAS THE VALVE HOLE CUT OUT THAY SISN'T FIND A WAY TO FIX IT YET WITH NO VALVE, SOLID RUBBER SLICKS LOL

@garyindiana8037 9 месяцев назад

Or just modify the hole and drill out wider.. that's the modification I made to mine and it works great

@garymahon1955 8 месяцев назад

Me too. I saw another video where a guy did that, and i tried it, and it worked.

@alfredsteidle5035 Год назад

Fantastic video, I didn't know with this colored points. Very importand. Thank you !

@rbrtcrowther Год назад

Got one of those in the shed but mine was ok and didn’t need modifications. Do you remember those old balance machines that you sat on? You put the wheel on the car and with it still jacked up you sat on this machine that had a steel wheel in the bottom and shoved it forward into the car tyre . I think the was a sensor that clipped on the bottom arm and bit of tape you stuck on the tyre. They were good because they balanced the wheel and the hub. Not seen one for years

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

I remember seeing one decade's ago

@AdamWilson-y8y 11 месяцев назад

Excellent, i have one and i was ready to throw it in the bin. After the mod its perfect. Thanks

@BritannicaRestorations 11 месяцев назад

Glad I could help

@stephenchen8397 Год назад

I have been balancing my tyres for years now by adding coolant, It works great. I have a 6 ton truck, d22 4wd, and suzuki swift. I have do this to all of them and get even wear all the way to the wire every time. I live in Australia so it never gets cold enough to freeze.

@stephenchen8397 Год назад

Mike, have you ever tried this?

@stephenchen8397 Год назад

I just noticed further down in the comments that you said you used to use antifreeze. I too have experienced the scary corner thing, but I found if you add more antifreeze (coolant) you can remedy this problem..

@MrRobmellor Год назад

Back in the 60s I run a 7ton ford flat. I moved scrap metal so had to go into scrap-yards which gave plenty on punchers. An old trick that I used was to blow a pint of milk into the inner tube and re-blow up the tyre. After a while the milk would go like cream or soft cheese which would seal any slow punchers, sometimes I would find that the inner tube was porus due to age and I would do the same with the milk. I never thought of the balancing of the wheel. Now you can buy a sealer which works just like the milk, but is made of P.V.A. glue, try if mixed with water sometime. those days have gone for me now. good luck.

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Yes I have - OK on the straights but long sweeping bends is another story as the antifreeze/plastic pellets then to run off-centre I have tried the glass beads too, but they tend to turn to powder - and if your air that you use to inflate the tyre is damp, in winter you will have a fixed weight in the tyre - not good Some big rigs here use golf balls!

@grahameroberts8109 Год назад

Wheely interesting but I’m a bit tyred out now. Cheers 👍🏻🙏🙈🦘

@pingpong9656 6 месяцев назад

the cavity at the top is for grease - with the weight of the wheel maybe the pin as designed is sensitive enough.

@amazoniaamazonia7225 9 месяцев назад

Interesting video, thank you for sharing.

@BritannicaRestorations 9 месяцев назад

Thanks!

@bonholio0o 3 месяца назад

My only argument is when you sharpen down the pin you'll weaken its structural strength. This will become more obvious under heavy load. It's better to drill out the receptacle to a wider hole until it stops making contact to the pin shoulder.

@peterclarke1535 Год назад

I need to change my tyres on a wire wheeled 1969 MGB, this could do the buisness, thanks Mike

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Should work fine - I just bought this www.amazon.ca/dp/B08XQJBL3N?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1 it is 60mm diameter and magnetic so much easier to read - the idea is to set the machine to zero using the original bubble and then with a bit of help from JP, make a steel sleeve to slip over the original and stick this to it

@alannock1358 Год назад

You would probably struggle to get wire wheels balanced by the average tyre shop, why? The centre part of the wire wheel has a true taper on the inner surface of the inside of the wheel, and a true surfaced taper on the OUTER part of the outside of the wheel centre. Hard to explain, but study how the spinner/nut contacts the outer taper. Garages use opposing inner tapers so a wire wheel will wobble like a clowns car, giving a false impression of a buckled wheel. This bubble balancer only contacts the true inner taper, and should be ideal. If you use a tyre shop, be sure that they understand wires. Good luck.

@richbinaz 10 месяцев назад

Just for giggles... next time you have the tires off, try the rim on the balancer (no tire) to find the rim heavy spot. Something else to do if you have the time... Take one of your balanced wheels off and put it on the balancer. Is it still balanced? If you lift the wheel and turn it 90° and put it back on the balancer, is it still balanced?

@BritannicaRestorations 10 месяцев назад

Actually, I did change my summer tyres for used winter ones the other week and I took off all the weights on the rims - popped the used winters on and checked them - EVERY single tyre was perfect! No need for any balance weights! So, I thought it could be wrong = took the Yaris to 130 km/hr and not one singe shake or vibration!

@richbinaz 10 месяцев назад

@@BritannicaRestorations Good for you, glad you balancer works properly!

@BritannicaRestorations 10 месяцев назад

Great tool!

@richbinaz 10 месяцев назад

@@BritannicaRestorations Wellllll, good for you, but not for me. If I didn't have bad luck, I would have no luck at all ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-zEBYJvfL0b8.html Then the rabbit hole got deeper ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UVEj-sxsjJ4.html and deeper, then I decided to dump it ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-an6sURvUhBA.html The one I have is a POS & nothing is going to fix it. I am, however, very happy that the one you have works as intended - really

@BritannicaRestorations 10 месяцев назад

Modifying the pin made it a different machine - also modified the bubble gauge to a bigger on for better accuracy www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B08XQJBL3N/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 It is 60mm diameter!

@slickstretch6391 11 месяцев назад

Hey Mike, a slight correction: The 4 springs do not support any of the weight of the wheel. All of the weight is supported by the center cone. The 4 springs make sure that the cone is centered as you put the wheel on.

@je6017 Год назад

Very informative! Do you know much about balance beads? The reason I ask is I have an old VW (as well as a IIa) and the old VW wheels don't fit on any of the new dynamic balance machines.

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

I have used balance beads (or BB pellets or antifreeze) before, and they do work well - - - except when you go round bends at speed! If you can imagine the beads etc tend to centrifugally go to the furthest point of the tyre - when you go round a bend they tend to go at angles, if you can get where I am going, and not in the centre of the tyre and can cause temporary imbalance. I used to use antifreeze all the time in the tyres, but it could get scary on fast bends - but maybe in an old VW it may not be a problem lol!

@je6017 Год назад

@Britannica Restorations Ltd ah ha... you're correct. Much like my 109, there is no high speed maneuvering in the beetle. Great info. Thanks again Mike!

@zundfolge1432 8 месяцев назад

my tires had yellow and white!!!!!! Yellow was put at valve stem.

@marcinpasnicki248 11 месяцев назад

Wait, I thought that yellow dot or ring in some cases indicates lightest side of the tire. Valve on the rim makes that side heaviest.

@robbaird5972 Год назад

HELLO, DID YOU BUY THE BALANCER NEW, LOOKS LIKE SOME ONE HAD A WHEEL ON IT, AND I SEEN A LOT OF BUCKS AND DINKS ON YOURS, I WAS ASKING YOU BEFOR I BOUGHT IT,AND FIX UP THE PIN JUST LIKE YOU DID

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Was new out of the box

@PoliceCK 9 месяцев назад

was helpfull thank you!

@BritannicaRestorations 9 месяцев назад

You're welcome!

@gilberta458 Год назад

I have one of those...

@zundfolge1432 8 месяцев назад

As far as that balancer Ive messed with it for years. Bought a new version of the harbor freight balancer this month also total crap. Cheap is an understatement for a CHEAP balancer

@BritannicaRestorations 8 месяцев назад

Works perfectly for me - never an issue

@zundfolge1432 8 месяцев назад

some people get a good one but I have 2...both bad luck with both

@nigelthomas6642 Год назад

How did you get to the pin in order to grind it is it cap?

@GibbyinOZ Год назад

🐨nice one m8 🍻💂

@mustangecoboosthpp3869 8 месяцев назад

Or you could just drip out the head t allow the head to pivot on the pin without restriction.

@tazmeadows2925 Год назад

I have a original dunlop UK one from brum UK 1950s e exactly the same my pin goes in ok

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

There as been thousands of these sold all with the same problem - it is a wonder no one has picked up on it sooner

@tazmeadows2925 Год назад

Had a look inside the pin is along way down and the soket is quit tall and it dose not fowle the Chinese copy got it wrong dunlop I think did them in the UK first then Harvey frost made under licence

@AapVanDieKaap 11 месяцев назад

I couldn't imagine faffing about with balancing my own tyres. It's so cheap to have done at a shop? Are you very far from town?

@BritannicaRestorations 11 месяцев назад

Local shop charges $15 per tyre to balance not unless you buy new tyres and fitting/balancing is included

@AapVanDieKaap 11 месяцев назад

@@BritannicaRestorations Oh wow that's a lot! Converting from South African Rand, here it's about $3 Canadian per wheel for balancing over here. I always find it interesting how prices vary. Labour is very cheap here. Imported things are quite expensive. Luckily we make a lot of things here including tyres. A set of Good Year Wrangler for my Defender set me back about $750 Canadian. How much would you be looking at over there?

@ЕвгенийВалиев-х6п Год назад

Майкл приветствую, этоже прошлый век

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

До сих пор работает очень хорошо!

@gregculverwell Год назад

That's the problem with Chinesium stuff. It's monkey see monkey do. No understanding of how something is meant to work. But with some understanding and work, you can make it work for a fraction of the cost of the real thing.

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Worked well -- was pleased - wonder how it will work out with Defender tyres?

@gregculverwell Год назад

@@BritannicaRestorations I'd bet it would be work fine. Yes the extra weight =extra friction = less accuracy. But dynamic balancers are not 100% accurate and the weights come as lumps of about 6 grammes, so it's never going to be precise. I've only ever seen one wheel balance guy cut a bit off a weight to get zero on the machine.

@BritannicaRestorations Год назад

Not a problem for me - just chip a bit of rust off...