Balancing Wheels And Tires - Cadillac 54-6219 1954 Shop Manual

CHASSIS SUSPENSION
Wire whee> may lx! checked on a fixtute
na lint, and drum mounted On aspindle. The wheeJ
mnunti tg face or !he fixture
ho ti id he exactly at
right ant: tea on rho ax ic of rotation slId tI]e mu an ting
studs should be equidisosot frnm ftar axis.
Cllo!ck flnuut with dial i itdicators plsr.ed Ott beth
head seats and nga inst rhe 1:15 i ole face of the 00 tC
fsiox hai:d, Fig 6-3. Mark tI:c outside of the rim
at the point
or
greatest racial rtl:tOUt. Install tire
un wheel en rha t lint of greatest no ijout of the tire
and wheel assembly is t]pposite the point of maid-
mull] runuat of the wheel
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Balancing Wheels and Tires
A
wheel and tire essentbly may lose its original
haitnes due to irregular ]rcau wear. tows or tire
repair. nr toe-: :i !msaiiglo]nct:. Consequently, ii
front end instability i:evelnps. the t.re anti wheel
assembly should he checked for auth a:atic end
dynamic balance in addition to steering gear
adJtlstmen]. The aasemiiy should also he checked
ror balance itlienevet tires are replaced, aid cc-
pcciaily hI c.asea tt::ete noneto':da ye tit cqui-
nicer,
suer:
da
pu]]ctrc prxtf tubes nr heavier ely
casIngs. are installed
n Static Bolonce Stationary BoIancs
*Iliis is tue equal distrihutio',
a
fweigit] of the
whecl and tire assembly aadu: the axis of rotation
so tOs I :Ijc seo ]nul ha a
iw tetuien
cv to
r
Irate
b
itself. diane i]]lbalance catises the poundi:ig aooiua
on the front wheels tljat is caitcu hramp.
b. Correction of Static Unbolonce
Special Equipment Not Avaltoble
I. fte'nave wl:'ccl and hub from spindle as stlnit.
2. Clean sll grease from *,vJ:esi bearings aid
races.
3. Clomp
a clean spindle in a hench SOSC, at if
spindle on car must hr. used, clean it csrealiY
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4. Muon wheel on spi ]]ffle and au us hc!a r : 1
loosely so that w lied is
j
tist hsld in posit' 0]! aid
is practically frictioni
85.
5. Make .s are liar
ire is infia ted to currcc
pressure.
6 Star: wheel in mntine and allow it to etnp by
itself. If it continually stops in
tue
su]ne ptlsitinn,
the hsavvsidc willisi at the Lnttomand the aseeo1hiv
is nor in static balance.
7. Mark heaviest 1xiint and aldo uppcr-]:lus], Or
lightest point.
8, Ina:all a weight at ligl:tes: point
.ui
the inside
fellow hand of the wheel1 elte Li wilt compensate
for tIle out of balance condition
NOTE; If
only a very slight unbalance is
indicated.
I
may be necessary to nsa ohs tnt low
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ing prnocdcre to ubtain correct balance, in
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stalling the smallest weights avrlahle
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Avoid
langing_on'1 mar35 aeijzht.e than arc necessary.
a tnstall two balanclnweights nfl inside of rim
opposite each uther and 90 away fret:, the I ighr and
heavy p,fnts.
h Movo these weights equally toward light side
until wheel is in halsoce
S a I
I
di
to lot
+
ladde of Wheel
Fslloe
Bend
a]
;,g. 6-2 Nratsemenf
of Dial ,diea]a]a
Hg. 6-3
checktg
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