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With all this noise about balancing brake drums I thought I had better take
a look at the ones on my BN2.
I'm in the process if machining them back to balance now.
Bit of a task on my 12" lathe but it's happening.
On Wed., May 17, 2023, 8:46 p.m. Michael MacLean via Healeys, <
healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
> Don't grind it. Have it machined off.
> Mike MacLean
>
> On Wed, May 17, 2023, 6:58 AM Richard Kahn <tahoehealey@hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hendrix welded more material to my drums as needed and it seems to have
>> worked fine. I would not like grinding off material as it might affect t=
he
>> integrity of the drum by making it thinner, effecting the heat distribut=
ion
>> and strength. Just some rambling from someone who doesn't know what he =
is
>> talking about.
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of
>> alfuller194@gmail.com <alfuller194@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:23 AM
>> *To:* 'Michael MacLean' <springer.mike51@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* 'Healey List' <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel Balancer
>>
>>
>> Mike =E2=80=93 I would think that would be the likely explanation for ha=
ving
>> sections of the drum rim machined off.
>>
>>
>>
>> ----------------
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Al Fuller
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Michael MacLean <springer.mike51@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 16, 2023 2:47 PM
>> *To:* alfuller194@gmail.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel Balancer
>>
>>
>>
>> Al, list,
>>
>> The drums for my BN2 has sections of the raised rim machined off.
>> Does this mean my drums were balanced in the past?
>>
>> Mike MacLean
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 16, 2023, 2:30 PM <alfuller194@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Bob: If you are wondering about brake drum balancing methods, you may b=
e
>> interested in the two methods used on my Healeys.
>>
>>
>>
>> One shop trimmed off the fins as needed to balance the drums, one needin=
g
>> more trimming than the other =E2=80=93 but they both came out well.
>>
>>
>>
>> A different shop welded rod material onto my current BJ-8=E2=80=99s drum=
s to
>> balance them. I think these drums were more out of balance than on prior
>> cars. They were careful to call me ahead of the operation to ask how muc=
h
>> clearance I had between the wheel and drum, and I was able to take them =
a
>> wheel and hub so they could see how it all fit together. The results ar=
e
>> just fine, also.
>>
>> ----------------
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>>
>>
>> Al Fuller
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Bob
>> Haskell via Healeys
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2023 2:36 PM
>> *To:* Harold Manifold <manifold@telus.net>; Healey List <
>> healeys@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer
>>
>>
>>
>> Harold,
>>
>> How did you balance the drums - add or remove material? Care to provide
>> any details?
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>>
>> Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar
>>
>> On 5/15/23 11:32, Harold Manifold wrote:
>>
>> Another consideration for balancing the rear tires is the brake drums. I
>> have the original BMC brake drums and was surprised at how out of balanc=
e
>> they were. I static balanced the brake drums to go with the
>> separately balanced wheels and tires. No vibrations, shimmies or skuttle
>> shakes so far.
>>
>>
>>
>> Harold
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 12:34=E2=80=AFAM <greylinn@ozemail.com.au> wrote=
:
>>
>> Here in Brisbane there=E2=80=99s at least one place (near me) that does =
on-car
>> balancing. The wheels on my 100 don=E2=80=99t have a central hole, so ca=
n=E2=80=99t be
>> balanced on a regular machine. That said, the last set of Khumo Ecowing
>> ES31s I bought are fine with no balancing!
>>
>>
>>
>> Peter Linn
>>
>> Brisbane
>>
>> BN1 Holden V6
>>
>> MG TC special
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *m.g.shar=
p---
>> via Healeys
>> *Sent:* Monday, May 15, 2023 1:07 PM
>> *To:* 'Harold Manifold' <manifold@telus.net>; 'HealeyRick' <
>> healeyrik@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* 'Healeys' <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer
>>
>>
>>
>> I made up my own adaptor using a used hub and knock-off (spinner). I ha=
d
>> a machinist mount the hub on the lathe and ensure that it was true on th=
e
>> inside edges (where the bearings fit) and had him put a slight chamfer o=
n
>> the edges to provide better registration for the standard cones on a mod=
ern
>> balancer. Then we machined the centre out of the spinner so that when =
the
>> wheel is mounted on the hub and the spinner is tightened, the outer cone=
on
>> the balancer fits through it and registers on the hub. That part is a
>> little tricky as if you machine the hole too big, the spinner will end u=
p
>> in two pieces =E2=80=93 measure carefully! Hub and spinner was $25 at a=
swap meet
>> and machining was $50. I believe this adaptor will work on any post-war
>> wire wheels except the Jags, which had different hubs. Worked a treat o=
n
>> my TC wheels. Healey is running vibration-free- so leaving it alone for
>> now.
>>
>>
>>
>> I too liked on-wheel balancing and in my simple thinking it balanced the
>> drum or disk at the same time =E2=80=93 as long as you remembered to mar=
k the
>> position of the wheels when you took them off and did not rotate them (t=
o a
>> different position on the car)! That is likely one reason they are not
>> used anymore, because if your drums were out of balance and you added
>> weights to the wheel that balanced them out, then every time you removed
>> the wheel, you=E2=80=99d loose the balance, unless it went back in exact=
ly the same
>> position. Anyhow it=E2=80=99s a moot point as I have not seen an on-wh=
eel
>> balancer for decades. I imagine that disks run very true anyhow, but w=
hen
>> I balanced the drums on the TC they were significantly off. I hear
>> balancing Healey drums brings good results, but never felt the need as m=
y
>> BT7 has always run pretty smooth. If anyone in Ontario (Canada) wants
>> drums balanced, Garland and Sons in Scarborough did great work for me.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mirek
>>
>>
>>
>> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Harold
>> Manifold
>> *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:35 AM
>> *To:* HealeyRick <healeyrik@gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* Healeys <healeys@autox.team.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer
>>
>>
>>
>> It looks like the kit is designed to follow the Dunlop/MWS
>> recommendations for balancing. See attached. It should be a good piece o=
f
>> kit.
>>
>>
>>
>> Harold
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 8:28=E2=80=AFAM HealeyRick via Healeys <
>> healeys@autox.team.net> wrote:
>>
>> AH Spares just sent out this email about a wire wheel balancer kit to
>> mount the wheels on a modern balancing machine. What are your thoughts?
>> https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-healey/wheels/wire-wheel-ba=
lancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail-1st&utm_source=3Dnewsletter&utm_medium=
=3Demail
>>
>>
>>
>> Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"
>>
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<div dir=3D"auto">With all this noise about balancing brake drums I thought=
I had better take a look at the ones on my BN2.=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">I&#=
39;m in the process if machining them back to=C2=A0 balance now.=C2=A0</div=
><div dir=3D"auto">Bit of a task on my 12" lathe but it's happenin=
g.</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmai=
l_attr">On Wed., May 17, 2023, 8:46 p.m. Michael MacLean via Healeys, <<=
a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wro=
te:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;b=
order-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"auto">Don't gri=
nd it. Have it machined off.<div dir=3D"auto">Mike MacLean</div></div><br><=
div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Wed, May=
17, 2023, 6:58 AM Richard Kahn <<a href=3D"mailto:tahoehealey@hotmail.c=
om" target=3D"_blank" rel=3D"noreferrer">tahoehealey@hotmail.com</a>> wr=
ote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;=
border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir=3D"ltr">
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
Hendrix welded more material to my drums as needed and it seems to have wor=
ked fine. I would not like grinding off material as it might affect the int=
egrity of the drum by making it thinner, effecting the heat distribution an=
d strength.=C2=A0 Just some rambling
from someone who doesn't know what he is talking about.</div>
<div id=3D"m_-8776418827343960111m_-309449344821178973appendonsend"></div>
<div style=3D"font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;color=
:rgb(0,0,0)">
<br>
</div>
<hr style=3D"display:inline-block;width:98%">
<div id=3D"m_-8776418827343960111m_-309449344821178973divRplyFwdMsg" dir=3D=
"ltr"><font face=3D"Calibri, sans-serif" style=3D"font-size:11pt;color:rgb(=
0,0,0)"><b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.te=
am.net" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@aut=
ox.team.net</a>> on behalf of <a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; r=
el=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a> &l=
t;<a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" ta=
rget=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 17, 2023 12:23 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Michael MacLean' <<a href=3D"mailto:springer.mike51@=
gmail.com" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">springer.mike51@=
gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Healey List' <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.n=
et" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net<=
/a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel Balancer=
</font>
<div>=C2=A0</div>
</div>
<div lang=3D"EN-US" style=3D"word-wrap:break-word">
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Mike =E2=80=93 I would think that would be the likely explanation for havin=
g sections of the drum rim machined off.</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
----------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
All the best,</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Al Fuller</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in">
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<b>From:</b> Michael MacLean <<a href=3D"mailto:springer.mike51@gmail.co=
m" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">springer.mike51@gmail.co=
m</a>> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 16, 2023 2:47 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; rel=3D"noreferrer noref=
errer" target=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Brake Drum balance -- was Wire Wheel Balancer=
</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Al, list,=C2=A0</p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0The drums for my BN2 has sections of the raised rim mac=
hined off. Does this mean my drums were balanced in the past?</p>
</div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Mike MacLean</p>
</div>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
On Tue, May 16, 2023, 2:30 PM <<a href=3D"mailto:alfuller194@gmail.com"; =
rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">alfuller194@gmail.com</a>&g=
t; wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0i=
n 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in">
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Bob:=C2=A0 If you are wondering about brake drum balancing methods, you may=
be interested in the two methods used on my Healeys.
</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
One shop trimmed off the fins as needed to balance the drums, one needing m=
ore trimming than the other =E2=80=93 but they both came out well.</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
A different shop welded rod material onto my current BJ-8=E2=80=99s drums t=
o balance them. I think these drums were more out of balance than on prior =
cars. They were careful to call me ahead of the operation to ask how much c=
learance I had between the wheel and drum,
and I was able to take them a wheel and hub so they could see how it all f=
it together.=C2=A0 The results are just fine, also.</p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
----------------</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
All the best,</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Al Fuller</p>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in">
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.=
net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Haskell via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 15, 2023 2:36 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Harold Manifold <<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.net"; rel=3D=
"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>>; Heale=
y List <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer nore=
ferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
</div>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<p>Harold,</p>
<p>How did you balance the drums - add or remove material? Care to provide =
any details?</p>
<pre style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New"=
">Bob Haskell</pre>
<pre style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:10pt;font-family:"Courier New"=
">Austin-Healey 3000 roadster registrar</pre>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
On 5/15/23 11:32, Harold Manifold wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Another consideration for balancing the rear tires is the brake drums. I ha=
ve the original BMC brake drums and was surprised at how out of balance the=
y were. I static balanced the brake drums to go with the separately=C2=A0ba=
lanced wheels and tires. No vibrations,
shimmies or skuttle shakes so far. </p>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
</div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
Harold</p>
</div>
</div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
=C2=A0</p>
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
On Mon, May 15, 2023 at 12:34=E2=80=AFAM <<a href=3D"mailto:greylinn@oze=
mail.com.au" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">greylinn@ozema=
il.com.au</a>> wrote:</p>
</div>
<blockquote style=3D"border:none;border-left:solid #cccccc 1.0pt;padding:0i=
n 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-=
bottom:5.0pt">
<div>
<div>
<div>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">Here in Brisbane there=E2=80=99s at least one place (n=
ear me) that does on-car balancing. The wheels on my 100 don=E2=80=99t have=
a central hole, so can=E2=80=99t be balanced on a regular machine. That sa=
id, the last set of Khumo Ecowing ES31s I bought are fine
with no balancing!</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">=C2=A0</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">Peter Linn</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">Brisbane</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">BN1 Holden V6</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">MG TC special</span></p>
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<span lang=3D"EN-AU">=C2=A0</span></p>
<div>
<div style=3D"border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in =
0in 0in">
<p style=3D"margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">
<b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.=
net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>m.g.sharp--- via Healeys<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 15, 2023 1:07 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'Harold Manifold' <<a href=3D"mailto:manifold@telus.n=
et" rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">manifold@telus.net</a>&=
gt;; 'HealeyRick' <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; rel=3D=
"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Healeys' <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; =
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-AU">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">I made up my own adaptor using a used hub and knock-of=
f (spinner).=C2=A0 I had a machinist mount the hub on the lathe and ensure =
that it was true on the inside edges (where the bearings fit) and had him p=
ut a slight chamfer on the edges to provide
better registration for the standard cones on a modern balancer.=C2=A0 The=
n we machined the centre out of the spinner so=C2=A0 that when the wheel is=
mounted on the hub and the spinner is tightened, the outer cone on the bal=
ancer fits through it and registers on the
hub.=C2=A0 That part is a little tricky as if you machine the hole too big=
, the spinner will end up in two pieces =E2=80=93 measure carefully!=C2=A0 =
Hub and spinner was $25 at a swap meet and machining was $50.=C2=A0 I belie=
ve this adaptor will work on any post-war wire wheels except
the Jags, which had different hubs.=C2=A0 Worked a treat on my TC wheels.=
=C2=A0 Healey is running vibration-free- so leaving it alone for now.</span=
></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">I too liked on-wheel balancing and in my simple thinki=
ng it balanced the drum or disk at the same time =E2=80=93 as long as you r=
emembered to mark the position of the wheels when you took them off and did=
not rotate them (to a different position
on the car)!=C2=A0 That is likely one reason =C2=A0they are not used anymo=
re, because if your drums were out of balance and you added weights to the =
wheel that balanced them out, then every time you removed the wheel, you=E2=
=80=99d loose the balance, unless it went back in
exactly the same position. =C2=A0=C2=A0Anyhow it=E2=80=99s a moot point as=
I have not seen an on-wheel balancer for decades. =C2=A0=C2=A0I imagine th=
at disks run very true anyhow, but when I balanced the drums on the TC=C2=
=A0 they were significantly off.=C2=A0 I hear balancing Healey drums brings
good results, but never felt the need as my BT7 has always run pretty smoo=
th.=C2=A0 If anyone in Ontario (Canada) wants drums balanced, Garland and S=
ons in Scarborough did great work for me.</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">Mirek</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<b>From:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net"; =
rel=3D"noreferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.=
net</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Harold Manifold<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, May 11, 2023 11:35 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> HealeyRick <<a href=3D"mailto:healeyrik@gmail.com"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeyrik@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"nor=
eferrer noreferrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Wire Wheel Balancer</p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">It looks like the kit is designed to follow=C2=A0the D=
unlop/MWS recommendations for balancing. See attached. It should be a good =
piece of kit.</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">Harold</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">=C2=A0</span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">On Thu, May 11, 2023 at 8:28=E2=80=AFAM HealeyRick via=
Healeys <<a href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"; rel=3D"noreferrer no=
referrer" target=3D"_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:</span></p=
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">AH Spares just sent out this email about a wire wheel =
balancer kit to mount the wheels on a modern balancing machine.=C2=A0 What =
are your thoughts?=C2=A0=C2=A0<a href=3D"https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-=
healey/big-healey/wheels/wire-wheel-balancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail-1=
st&utm_source=3Dnewsletter&utm_medium=3Demail" rel=3D"noreferrer no=
referrer" target=3D"_blank">https://www.ahspares.co.uk/austin-healey/big-he=
aley/wheels/wire-wheel-balancing-kit.aspx?utm_medium=3Demail-1st&utm_so=
urce=3Dnewsletter&utm_medium=3Demail</a></span></p>
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<span lang=3D"EN-CA">Rick Neville aka "HealeyRick"</span></p>
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