Wheel weights fell off

[Scott & Heather]

So my stick on wheel weights dropped today while parked. What's the best option for wheel balancing? Not a fan of beads because it seems to take miles to get them to balance out. Not a fan of sticking wheel weights on because apparently they fall off. Can I request they clip them on? Ignore my daughter in these pics. She's enamored with the chrome. You can see the lead weights just laying on the inside dish of the rim.


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[luvrbus]

Just go with Equal for 10 bucks a tire, I never had problem with it taking a long time to balance or go with $$$$ balance masters or the other brand Centramatic, It is probably the drums that need to be balanced not the tire 

[kyle4501]

If the surface is clean & dry - AND - if the adhesive for the wheel weights is fresh (not too old) --- they will be difficult to remove.
Mine haven't fallen off and are still very secure after 4 years.

[Jim Eh.]

^ 2nd

[DoubleEagle]

If you can tell where it was located, just clean it up and glue it back on with something appropriate. I have used the equal powder on trucks and buses, but the catch is you need a special inflation valve to handle it, with a different color valve cap to warn mechanics. I also had problems with it clumping when it mixed with the moisture from the added air. I have them spin balanced now, but equal works when it is dry.

[gumpy]

Spin balancing corrects for imbalance in the wheel and tire. That's all.

Dynamic balancing will correct for imbalance in hubs and drums.

The best solution is to have the tire and rim spin balanced and augment with a dynamic balance system such as Centrimatics, or other. That's what I use. I'm not a fan of the powder, though I've never personally used it. I use antifreeze in my tag tires because I don't have Centrimatics for those.

In your situation, I would stick the weights back on, and then consider acquiring a set of Centrimatics or adding the powder.

[sixtyseven]

Hey Scott,   I always wondered what would be a good way to keep my wheels clean.   I never thought about having my kids lick them clean after each run......you're pretty smart

[RichardEntrekin]

Scott.

This seems to work for me. Clean the area with adhesive remover. Acetone or lacquer thinner would probably work as well. Stick the weights on. Cover with a large piece of aluminum duct tape, the real kind, not the grey cloth crap. I put mine on the inside so they don't show.

[Zephod]

I never heard of anybody gluing a weight on a wheel. That just sounds like something some dishonest dealer would do. When you change tyres the weight changes so it had to be removed, possibly damaging the rim. Either that or the adhesive breaks and the weight flies off unpredictably, possibly killing somebody that it hits. I have clip weights on my wheels and am disappointed not to have pellets.


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[Boomer]

Why do you think a drive wheel needs to be balanced?  And why would someone put a stick on wheel weight on the outside of a polished drive wheel instead of lead weight on the other side?

[luvrbus]

Why do you think a drive wheel needs to be balanced?  And why would someone put a stick on wheel weight on the outside of a polished drive wheel instead of lead weight on the other side?

They wouldn't do it to my wheels either

[gg04]

I've never had any stick on weights come loose. Unless misbalanced  centrifugal force keeps them in place.  Always on the backside of wheel..rdw

[Lee Bradley]

Stick on weights don't work well if you have waxed the wheels.  First saw them on racing wheels/tires where they are wide enough that they balance both sides (inside and outside) with the electronic balancing machines.

[eagle19952]

i have never balanced a drive wheel bigger than 16 inch...unless it was on a motorcycle.

and i have not experienced any detrimental result.

[Dave5Cs]

Mine are not balanced either and have never had any problems.