Re: [VAL] balancing of tires, wheels hubs and drums

[Rob Davis <rob-iod@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Harry,

We called all over the greater Denver area, multiple tire stores told us 
that spin balancing on the trailer requires old equipment that they 
don't have anymore and referred us to:

MERRILL AXLE & WHEEL SERVICE
7800 W. 16th Ave.
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303)237-8846*
*
Merrill roughly described their process as:

    * Mount the tire on the wheel and computer high-speed balance the
      assembly. 
    * Mount them to the trailer axle(s) and high-speed spin the
      tire/wheel in-place, verifying (by strobe?) any imbalance that
      remains and adjust lead weight as necessary.
    * Re-spin on trailer with a technician in the trailer to 'feel' if
      smooth while spinning.

They charged $63 to do everything and it seemed to do the trick.

Rob Davis
'64 GlobeTrotter
WBCCI #1824, VAC