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11th September 2013, 04:34 PM
#21
Patrol God
Not many shops cater towards balancing 4x4 tyres, Get that done at a 4x4 shop.
If you you have heaps of weights on one side the guy doesn't know his job.
He can de mount the tyre and turn it 180 on the rim then he may find that it balances better.
4x4 tyres should only be fitted by 4x4 shops IMO
04 ST 3lt auto, not enough Mods to keep me happy, but getting there
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11th September 2013 04:34 PM
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11th September 2013, 04:51 PM
#22
Travelling Podologist
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2006 4.2TDi ex-Telstra Remote area Camper. 425w roof mounted solar, 360Ah Aux batts, BCDC1240, Onboard hot & cold pressurised & filtered water, (25 litre hot water calorifier), ARB fridge, ARB freezer, Built in kitchen, heaps of easy access storage, 240v, 3” Genie exhaust + dynotune, 2” lift, 3900kg GVM upgrade, second glovebox, ROH Blaktrak steel wheels, Bridgestone D697's (now Toyo RT's), Redarc gauges/pillarpod, Hema HX-1, Icom 450 CB, dual rear view cameras, Onboard 30amp Victron mains charger, second glovebox, dual seat conversion, TPMS, Boss PX7 onboard air with 9 litre tank, 350w inverter, Steel bullbar, Harrop Eaton diff lock (front), Warn winch, Snorkel, Dual spares , 160 litre water tank, 180 litre fuel in two tanks (approx 1200km range) 2010 Tvan Tanami. (incl another 70 litre water tank) with matching wheels/tyres (& 3rd spare)
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5th October 2013, 09:27 PM
#23
i had similar problems before- at around 90 to 100, the car wobble.... i thought this was a 'patrol thing'. since after 3 different re-balance, the wobble were still present. but when i changed tire last time, the shop to balance the new tires with a 'finger' mounting on the balance machine. the car drive like a totally different car....no more wobble. i was told that most tire shop have only balance the tire using the center hold of the wheel. but in fact the center may not be 100% center. so you need to use a finger ( cannot remember the real name) to mountain the tire on the balance machine. this is especially important for large 4wd tire. since each finger cost about $500. so most shop do not have this device. next time, ask the shop to show you this device first before doing balancing
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6th October 2013, 06:00 AM
#24
Legendary
Originally Posted by
Trol3.0
i had similar problems before- at around 90 to 100, the car wobble.... i thought this was a 'patrol thing'. since after 3 different re-balance, the wobble were still present. but when i changed tire last time, the shop to balance the new tires with a 'finger' mounting on the balance machine. the car drive like a totally different car....no more wobble. i was told that most tire shop have only balance the tire using the center hold of the wheel. but in fact the center may not be 100% center. so you need to use a finger ( cannot remember the real name) to mountain the tire on the balance machine. this is especially important for large 4wd tire. since each finger cost about $500. so most shop do not have this device. next time, ask the shop to show you this device first before doing balancing
Which shop fixed your problem?
1999 GU 4500 dual fuel
Il dado è tratto
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7th October 2013, 10:26 AM
#25
the one in Bexley in Sydney south.
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7th October 2013, 10:30 AM
#26
this is what is called: balance center adapter
http://www.rema-tiptop.com/portal/Wh...,71,116336.rtt
for large 4wd tyres, you will need a canctering adapter to do the job.....simple solution
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19th November 2013, 05:39 AM
#27
I have had the same wobble problem and have not had the wagon long, was getting worried, but now have some good tips to try, cheers all.
'04 GU TD42Ti ST, standard but with helpful advice here, will mod for off road touring.
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19th November 2013, 09:40 AM
#28
Mines been doing it for ages. I thought it was the wheel bearings not tight enough as I changed them wheni fitted the locker and it was bad. I tightened up the bearings more as they were a bit lose after they wore in and it went away. Now its back and the bearing adjustment is still perfect. I wad told I need to remove the shims on the top and bottom bearings on the swivel hub but im not sure if this will create other issues with those bearings being tighter. So I have left it for now.
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19th November 2013, 01:25 PM
#29
Patrol God
Originally Posted by
mudski
Mines been doing it for ages. I thought it was the wheel bearings not tight enough as I changed them wheni fitted the locker and it was bad. I tightened up the bearings more as they were a bit lose after they wore in and it went away. Now its back and the bearing adjustment is still perfect. I wad told I need to remove the shims on the top and bottom bearings on the swivel hub but im not sure if this will create other issues with those bearings being tighter. So I have left it for now.
Want a quick fix, remove the shims.
Wanna do it properly, replace the bearings..
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19th November 2013, 01:27 PM
#30
Originally Posted by
Westy's Accessories
Want a quick fix, remove the shims.
Wanna do it properly, replace the bearings..
Bearings were replaced when I did the wheel bearings. I re raced the whole front end when I fitted the locker.
Maybe I should remove the shims as the bearings are new?
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