Remove the wheel from the vehicle and balance the

wheel using wheel balance machine

Experiment No: Date:
Aim:
Wheel is removed from the given vehicle then mounded in the
wheel balancing machine and balance the wheel according to the
manufacturing standards then refit the given vehicle.
Materials required:
1. Wheel balancing weights ( 10g, 29g, 45g, 80g, 100g,)
2. Wheel balance machine.
3. Counter weight pincer.
4. Compass gauge.
5. Tread wear indicator.
Tools required:
Wheel spanner, hydraulic jack, chalk piece and basic mechanic
tools. Air compressor, pressure gauge. Valve core remover tyre thread
depth gauge.
Procedure:
1. All the wheel nuts of the vehicles are loosened.
2. Stoppages are created for the wheels of the vehicle so that it
does not move.
3. The wheel, for which the wheel balancing is to be created out,
is lifted using the hydraulic jack.
4. The wheel nuts removed and the wheel is taken out.
5. The tyre is pressurised as per manufacturer standard.
6. The tread of the tyre is checked for the presence of small
stones and iron pieces by rotating it. Remove the pieces if they
are found during rotation.
7. Using the gauge provide to determine the distance of the inner
side of the wheel from the machine and then set it.
8. The nominal width can usually be found on the wheel rim.
9. If not, use the compass gauge provided to determine it, then
set it.
10. Set the nominal diameter as shown in the tyre.
11. Lift the front liver and press (Start), keeping the lever
pushed upwards to start the wheel spinning.
12. Release the lever and the (START), key when the displays go
off, the machine with then start making measurements.
13. When the displays show the measurement values brake the
wheel by pushing the front lever downwards instruments 1 and
2 will keep the unbalance values in their memories.
14. LEDs on displays 3 and 4 will indicate correction position. It
all the LEDs are alight this means that the correction weight
should be applied to the vertical apex.
15. The spinning and braking lever is again activated and after
the wheel comes to rest, the required weight is necessary
needs to be added.
16. After the wheel gets balanced after repeated times of the
above process the wheel is remove from the machine.
17. After fitting the wheel in the vehicle, the wheel balancing
process is repeated for all wheels.
18. This is how the static and dynamic balancing of the wheels is
carried out.
Result:
Thus the wheel balance for the given vehicle performed using a
wheel balance machine is carried out successfully.