A few weeks ago I had a local Indy shop repair a slow leak in a tire. It turned out to be corrosion around the valve stem. He fixed it and did not balance the tire as he said he had marked the valve stem location. The tires were rotated also.
After that I had a lot of shaking around 54 MPH.
Finally had free time and brought it back. He wire brushed any corrosion on the rim where inside of the rim meets the hub. And balanced the tire he has repaired few weeks earlier.
I would think a tire should be balanced if it's unmounted and mounted for any reason.
He tightened the lug nuts with a cordless impact with no torque stick or finishing with torque wrench.
No charge today. I like the guy & shop but would have preferred he finish with a torque wrench.
When he was done the shaking was significantly reduced. It's got a solid front axle and will never ride like a Mercedes.
After that I had a lot of shaking around 54 MPH.
Finally had free time and brought it back. He wire brushed any corrosion on the rim where inside of the rim meets the hub. And balanced the tire he has repaired few weeks earlier.
I would think a tire should be balanced if it's unmounted and mounted for any reason.
He tightened the lug nuts with a cordless impact with no torque stick or finishing with torque wrench.
No charge today. I like the guy & shop but would have preferred he finish with a torque wrench.
When he was done the shaking was significantly reduced. It's got a solid front axle and will never ride like a Mercedes.
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