Re: [Chrysler300] Causion

[Ray Jones <hurst300@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There were 2 basic problems with this tire story.
First and foremost, THEY did NOT sell the tires. (So don't care much)
Secondly, anybody working there for minimum wage isn't that interested 
in mounting  "Problem"  tires, not to mention "tubes". What the heck 
are they?. Most kids have never  seen them.

And if they didn't know how to  balance Statically (just measure the 
wheel and push some buttons on the Balancer), they don't need to work 
on my tires.

Before retiring, I worked at an Acura dealer and was the NSX tech. Had 
to mount and balance tires on them and each tire was different. Fronts 
and Backs and Lefts and Rights. You just had to focus!
  I always spun the bare rim first and marked it's heavy spot, if any. 
Then when balancing the tire/rim assembly, if the heavy spot was near 
where the rims heavy spot was,  I broke it down and shifted the tire 
around the rim to get a better (less or no weight) balance.

And when balancing, I hid stick-on  weights behind the webs, almost 
dynamic balancing. I deal now with a "good ol' boy" Rural shop, and 
they mount everything from 8" wheelbarrow tires to 38" Heavy equipment 
tires. Some with tubes and tread liners. They also have a pipe bender 
and custom make duals....you ought to hear my Dakota!

Ray

It's getting time for y'all to be polishing up your rides for the 
Spring Meet! Be there, or be Square!  Ray Jones

On Jan 4, 2005, at 11:02 AM, Warren Anderson wrote:

>
>
>
>>
>> A couple of years ago I replaced my bias Remington's with Diamondback
>> radials(had to do this twice as on the first set the whitewalls all 
>> turned
>> brown).  I had ordered them by phone and when they arrived by UPS, I 
>> threw
>> them in my B and headed for the local tire store to have them mounted.
> Mind
>> you this was a store called Wheel Works and they were one of many 
>> stores
> of
>> a large chain of tire stores who you would assume would know something
> about
>> tires and TUBES.
>
>
> We have seen a number of serious problems generated by tire shops. Big 
> chain
> tire shops and local specialists. One common big mistake they make is 
> in the
> use of air tools to reach final wheel fastener torque. With or without
> 'Torque Sticks', air wrenches on street driven vehicles cause a lot of
> problems. I did notice that the Flagstaff Sam's Club tire shop uses 
> manual
> torque wrenches.
>
> A rotating static balance can be accomplished with weights in only one
> plain. The dynamic balance is only accomplished with wheel weights in 
> two
> planes (when weights are required).
>
> It is good practice to powder (talc and I have used baby powder when I 
> did
> not have tire talc) the inside of tires when tubes are used. Always 
> inflate
> fully and deflate then reinflate to road use pressure.
>
> Tire shops that deal with passenger car tires and truck tires should 
> have
> people that can deal with tube tires in an expert manner.
>
> We are not a tire shop but do work with tires like the ones on a local 
> fleet
> of Hummers http://hummeraffair.com/. The tires are bias ply things from
> Mickey Thompson as all radial tire production is supposedly going to 
> Iraq.
> Run flats for these vehicles are GREASE lubricated between the outer 
> and
> inners. These we will not be working with; one very good man, one 
> hard, full
> day to change out four tires we have been told.
>
> Warren Anderson
> Sedona,AZ
>
>



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