Misfortune decreed I pick up a large screw in my rear tyre last week. Sod's Law being what it is, made the screw enter on the very edge of the tread, near the tyre wall, meaning a new tyre was needed (£98 instead of a £20 repair !).

On collection I noticed no balance weights had been fitted, and when I queried this was assured that a zero reading had been given & therefore no weighting was required - apparently, a reading of 5 or less is safely ignored and no balance weights are then fitted.

I must add that the tyre fitting establishment is highly thought of, & I have no reason to doubt their explanation, but in 50 years of motoring, with numerous tyres fitted during that time, I have NEVER known an instance of balance weights not being needed - apparently approx 1 in 50 new tyres on new wheels (mine is just 2 months old) come into this category, requiring no balance weighting.

Thoughts, anyone ?

JKW

If there's no obvious vibration, what's the issue?

I think you're less liable to notice an unbalanced wheel on the rear than on the front plus I've never known any wheel that didn't need some sort of balancing!

If there's no obvious vibration, what's the issue?

 

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Give it a test, up to 70MPH of course    , and if there's no vibration, believe your tyre fitter.

Experienced the same thing.

 

No vibration no problem.

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Give it a test, up to 70MPH of course    , and if there's no vibration, believe your tyre fitter.

 

If you get a vibration at 70 drive through it and if it returnes at 140 it need balancing. You could double check if you like but you'll need to get to 280 mph.........