Balance

Balancing need is indicated by vibration of seats, floor pan, or steering wheel. The vibration will be noticed mostly when driving over 90 km/h (55 mph) on a smooth road.

It is recommended that a two plane dynamic balancer be used when a wheel and tire assembly require balancing. Static balancing should be used only when a two plane balancer is not available.

Off-vehicle tire and wheel balancing is recommended to be used on this vehicle.

NOTE: If on vehicle equipment is being used to balance the tire/wheel assemblies, remove the opposite tire/wheel from the vehicle.

Fig. 7:

For static balancing, find the location of heavy spot on tire/wheel causing the imbalance. Counter balance wheel directly opposite the heavy spot. Determine weight required to counterbalance the area of imbalance. Place half of this weight on the inner rim flange and the other half on the outer rim flange.

Fig. 8:

For dynamic balancing, the balancing equipment is designed to indicate the location and amount of weight to be applied to both the inner and outer rim flanges.