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Re: Wire wheel specs

To: Chris Kotting <ckotting@core.com>
Subject: Re: Wire wheel specs
Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:17:33 -0500
Cc: Wiedemeyer <boxweed@thebest.net>, Rick & Carolyn <walters@mail.softcom.net>, spridgets list <spridgets@autox.team.net>
References: <000a01bfdf79$13e9f5c0$cf7b503f@default> <39576AA8.543E6B10@core.com>
There are 5 large places in town that do wheels but only one that can do it
right, you may need to seek more competent service people.

Chris Kotting wrote:

> They have the latest equipment, but that doesn't guarantee a perfect (or
> even reasonably correct) installation.  I bet you'd find 0.050" of
> runout on a perfectly good steel wheel.
>
> The other thing that can cause a vibration is a ply separation or break,
> it could be a flaw in the tire itself.
>
> Chris K.
>
> Wiedemeyer wrote:
> >
> > The guy is just lazy......or incompetent.  If the car didn't vibrate before
> > you brought it in, and now it does, it has to be the balancing of the new
> > tire.
> >
> > Bob
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Rick & Carolyn <walters@mail.softcom.net>
> > To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> > Date: Sunday, June 25, 2000 8:38 PM
> > Subject: Wire wheel specs
> >
> > >Hi every one,
> > >
> > >I was told by my tire man that Puddles has a wrapped wheel.  They only
> > >have 10k on them.  I have checked the amount with a dial indicator, it's
> > >off by .050' of an inch.  Would that give me problems or did this guy
> > >just screw up the balance weights?  It's is vibrating a little in the
> > >back ever since I replaced the tires.  Could he have warped the wheel
> > >when  removing the old tire.  He thinks not.  They have the latest e/q
> > >for rim mounted tire removal.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >Rick
> > >
> > >


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