by "Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
Published 04/28/2017 at 10:13
by "Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
Published 04/28/2017 at 10:13
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Long story short, I happened to notice while cleaning my wheels that on one wheel, the finish is peeling off on the barrel to the point where all the wheel weights are about to fall off...
Should I just go ahead and JB Weld ( or some other product, maybe something less permanent ) the wheel weights back on ( I know exactly where they go ), or should I just tape over the weights ( or even just remove them completely ) long enough for a shop to re-balance the wheel?
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
04/28/2017 at 10:15, STARS: 0
If you’re due for an R&B soon, I’d just take them off and keep your speed under 130. Otherwise, some kind of goopy automotive adhesive should do the trick. Something that can be removed with elbow grease, but is stable.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/28/2017 at 10:20, STARS: 3
The safer bet would be to get them rebalanced. if you remove it, depending on how much of it it is, and how fast you drive, it’s gonna be a shaky mess. Nothing dramatic if you drive for a little while, but uncomfortable, and bad for your car. If you use JB weld, depending on the quantity, you will unbalance the wheel, and the guy that will have to clean up that mess will charge you for that and curse you over 7 generations
"Little Black Coupe Turned Silver" (littleblackcoupe)
04/28/2017 at 10:23, STARS: 1
Please no. Use some of the metal tape used on hvac pipes to hold them down.
"Little Black Coupe Turned Silver" (littleblackcoupe)
04/28/2017 at 10:26, STARS: 2
If you’re going to stick them back down, use the metal tape used for HVAC work. It holds up to the temps wheels see, even on track.
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
04/28/2017 at 10:31, STARS: 0
That’s what I was thinking - thanks for confirming.
If I remove the weights, I would get the wheel re-balanced early next week. I don’t plan on driving that far, and I’m a bit worried that I’m going to throw the wheel weights if I don’t do something immediately.
Though, I have no idea how long this has been going on, and they have held on up to this point, so what is a few more days?
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
04/28/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 1
If I go that route, I’ll be sure to do that. Right now I’m thinking that I’ll just bite the bullet and have a shop actually re-balance the wheel.
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
04/28/2017 at 10:35, STARS: 0
I just had the tires rotated about 500 miles ago. I’ll probably just bring it in to have the wheel re-balanced.
"jimz" (jimz)
04/28/2017 at 10:54, STARS: 0
yeah, that tape is amazing. we used it at the test lab I worked at on vibration/temp fixtures to hold down accelerometer and thermocouple wires. It doesn’t let go, yet also doesn’t leave sticky crap all over when you remove it.
"jimz" (jimz)
04/28/2017 at 10:55, STARS: 0
even worse is people who put a can of Fix-a-flat in it and don’t tell you, so when you break the bead you get a nice blast of ammonia in the face.
"FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem" (fuelstratifiedinjection)
04/28/2017 at 11:05, STARS: 1
Just asked my dad who sold these damn things for over ten years and he said it’s better to get it fixed.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/28/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 0
I luckily didn’t have that yet, I don’t do wheel changes every day though
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/28/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 0
How much weight is there?
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
04/28/2017 at 12:58, STARS: 0
1 oz or 28.35 grams between 4 weights, all equal size.
"Rustholes-Are-Weight-Reduction" (rustholes-are-weight-reduction)
04/28/2017 at 13:18, STARS: 1
Should be ok for a couple of days, but I would avoid highway speeds
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
04/28/2017 at 14:14, STARS: 0
That’s what I’m thinking. I’m not going too far this weekend, so I’ll bring it in on Monday.
"Boxer_4" (Boxer_4)
05/01/2017 at 16:34, STARS: 0
I ended up getting all four wheels re-balanced at the dealer for free - they were balanced ~4,400 miles ago when I got new tires there. I guess they considered it warranty work on their job, which was unexpected.
I’m going to write a separate post about it later after I get some more miles on the new balance job, but I think the weights on that wheel may have been loose for a while - I’m pretty sure my steering feels a lot more consistent, and I believe a steering wheel shimmy that would come and go at ~75 mph and above I’ve been meaning to track down is fixed, too. In fact, the inconsistent steering went away after i removed the loose weights on Friday...