New EB wheels balanced??

[kscherzi]

Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS

Hi, this would be true if trailer brake drums were balanced, but they are not. Therefore I have Centramatics.

Newer Airstreams have the NeverLube bearings and by design can't have Centramatics. Something about the way the wheels line up.

[ROBERTSUNRUS]

Originally Posted by kscherzi

Newer Airstreams have the NeverLube bearings and by design can't have Centramatics. Something about the way the wheels line up.

Hi, this has already been discussed; And I don't believe it. Centramatics will only off set the wheels about .030" or less, virtually nothing.

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by ROBERTSUNRUS

Hi, this has already been discussed; And I don't believe it. Centramatics will only off set the wheels about .030" or less, virtually nothing.

I believe the maker of Centramatics has only said they haven't done enough testing. Not a no, but not a yes either. I think a lot of folks here have use them and reported being happy with them. I haven't. I'm tempted by dyna beads. Haven't done that yet either.

[daveswenson]

Originally Posted by SteveSueMac

I believe the maker of Centramatics has only said they haven't done enough testing. Not a no, but not a yes either. I think a lot of folks here have use them and reported being happy with them. I haven't. I'm tempted by dyna beads. Haven't done that yet either.

It's Dexter that says they haven't done the testing. I'm getting Centramatics.

[SteveSueMac]

Originally Posted by daveswenson

It's Dexter that says they haven't done the testing. I'm getting Centramatics.

Thanks for the correction. I forgot which magazine too - was it Blue Beret?

[daveswenson]

Yes it was in Blue Beret. This is copied from a post I made in another Centramatic thread.

Originally Posted by daveswenson

I had a long talk with Jerry Robertson, Director of Tech Support at Centramatic, today. He was very familiar with the Schu's article in the Blue Beret and has been in touch with both Schu and the engineers at Dexter. He threw a lot of info at me but Ill try to summarize. In trying to pin Dexter down they admitted that it would take 1/4 to 1/2 inch of offset to cause bearing problems. Since the Centramatic is only about 20/1000ths thick,it shouldn't be a problem, but since Dexter had not tested the Centramatic they could not endorse it. He tried to get Airstream to print a clarification. They refused, saying since Dexter wouldn't give an OK they couldn't either.

Sounds like a lot of CYA. I'll be ordering mine.

[rperrym]

Going back to my question about new tire and wheel balancing, I took my new 16 inch wheels and tires into a tire shop to check the factory balance. One needed nothing, the one wheel that had no weights need one 1/4 oz. weight. One other need an additional 1/4 oz. weight, and the fourth one needed to be re-balanced. I realize balance machines may differ in results somewhat, but this place specializes in tires sales. So, I hope they were right. I did watch the entire process as they checked and balanced them.
Rick