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Old 07-22-2016, 11:38 PM   #21
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This is the technical instruction that suggests the hub and brake drum may well require balancing in some way. It is my assumption that the Centramatics will serve this purpose. See the third paragraph. Have no memory of the source of this file. Betting it is posted somewhere else here. Pat
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Old 08-18-2016, 04:33 PM   #22
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the DynaBeads looks interesting for sure. It shows for you to let the air out of tires, and inject the beads into the tire via the valve stem and re inflate and just drive. Or is you are adding new tires to rims you put them in the tire during mounting operation.

So how have they worked out and do you need to do a regular balance on tires and then you add this stuff..?? they do seem to be a bit less expensive.


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I had a set of Centramatics but had one or two fail on me. The little beads in the rims stopped moving. Maybe they lost the oil or something. So I lost 200 bucks on that experience.

Now I use DynaBeads. They are a lot cheaper, and when I change tires, I cut the sidewalls and retreve the beads and use them for the new tires. DynaBeads actually have the advantage of traveling farther from the hub than the Centamatics can. Thus, they can balance better for any given weight. Plus, the amount of beads can be increased if more balancing is needed to compensate for something in the wheel or hub.
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DynaBeads....tire ware from the outside & inside. Golf balls work too.

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