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Wheel Balancing Lingo

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  • 12-01-2007 3:20pm
    #1
    Drax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭


    Got my front wheels balanced yesterday. Asked the man if they were bad and he replied with 'well the left one was 0.25 out and the other was 0.35 out'
    What does this mean ? :confused:


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    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,711 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    That's the weight (in grammes) required to correct the imbalance.

    It's normal.


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    Alun
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    I wouldn't think it would be grammes .. 0.25 grammes would be about the weight of a feather :) More likely to be ounces, I reckon.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,727 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    weights are in grammes - Ive never seen ounces. I would imagine that he meant grammes.


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    Alun
    Registered Users Posts: 21,464 ✭✭✭✭Alun


    kbannon wrote:
    weights are in grammes - Ive never seen ounces. I would imagine that he meant grammes.
    I agree, most weights I've seen are indeed in grams, but do you have any idea how much (or rather how little) 0.25 grammes is? Maybe it's just a very old machine.

    Take a look here http://www.plombco.com/polyester2.html. The weights there are available in minimum sizes of 5g or 1/4 (i.e. 0.25) oz.


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    Seth Brundle
    Moderators, Politics Moderators Posts: 39,727 Mod ✭✭✭✭Seth Brundle


    I had meant that it was 25 grammes not .25grammes.


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    Drax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭Drax


    Cheers lads.


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    TCP/IP
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    how much did it cost to get done


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    Drax
    Closed Accounts Posts: 512 ✭✭✭Drax


    15 quid, tcpip, but I only got the 2 front wheels done. Not sure if that was standard charge though.


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    Fey!
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    .25/.35kg (250/350g), perhaps? Although I can't see those weight weighing that much.


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    crosstownk
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    Fey! wrote:
    .25/.35kg (250/350g), perhaps? Although I can't see those weight weighing that much.
    250g is way too much for wheel balance to be out by. I reckon that they were out by 25g and 35g. This would be a normal amount to be out by.
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