Wheel balancing 101

[Keith Lawyer]

Equal.  It allegedly works well for truckers.  It's very sensitive to
moisture and will clump from water or oil (make sure your air is clean).
 I wouldn't do it.  What's wrong with weights?

If you wanna do powder you'd arguably see better results from an
ethylene glycol mix or bb's (ball bearings).  I'm serious.  Very common
in the off-road world with 38"+ tires that are *difficult* to balance. 
In contrast any Audi tire is EASY to balance, so why not go with wheel
weights...

There's also Centramatic wheel balancers but I dunno if they'll fit an
Audi.

Keith L

>>> Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> 11/18/04 06:38AM >>>
I took my new snow tires to my local tire shop for mounting and 
balancing.  While there I was told of a powder substance which can be 
placed inside a tire and which will provide automatic perfect balancing
as 
you drive.  If this actually works, and it sounds like it might, it may
be 
a very good development.  I was given no name for the stuff.

Does anyone have any knowledge of this?  Any BTDTs?


Bob
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