Excellent, that's what makes the list so wonderful. I was going to try
to balance the tire separate from the wheel, but your way will be
quicker. That was probably 30 or more years ago as I was recalling (or
trying to recall) what the guy told us.
Dave
Dave Grandeffo wrote:
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>The quickest, easiest,
>most accurate way to balance a tire with the least amount of weight is
>to first balance just the wheel, with valve stem, but no tire. Then
>mount the tire, being careful not to move the weights from the first
>balance and mark the heavy spot. Next, deflate and move the tire around
>so its heavy spot lines up with the wheel weights (which represent the
>light side of the wheel). Finally, inflate the tire, remove the wheel
>weights, and balance the whole assembly.
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