Rich: I saw that, too. I also remember seeing one of the same concept
being used at an F1 race in Europe years (and years) ago. I do not think
that there is any spinning involved. As I recall, the concept is that the
heavy side of the wheel would rotate to the bottom. You would then add
weight to the top until the wheel did not rotate any longer. If that is how
it works, I think it would be a subjective and time consuming task if you
were not skilled at it.
I went to the Harbor Freight web site and looked at the item and read some
of the reviews. I do not believe that the HF one would be heavy duty enough
for our Healey wheels but I could be wrong. You would need to have cones
made to fit our hubs as the cones in the pictures look small as they are
designed for motorcycle wheels.
There appears to be a couple of manufacturers with one being better than the
other. This information is from the remarks on the HF website regarding
this item.
(The Other) Len
Vacaville, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Kahn" <tahoehealey@hotmail.com>
To: <healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 5:23 PM
Subject: [Healeys] Wheel balance
>I saw a motorcycle wire wheel balancer at Harbor Freight that looked
> interesting. It sat upright and spun on two cones. I was wondering if it
> would
> work on our wheels? I have a bubble type wheel balancer that I got at
> Harbor
> Freight that I have finally mastered but I am curious about this device.
> _______________________________________________
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