Tire balancer stopped working
11-24-2012, 06:51 PM
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Car: '88 Formula, '94 Corvette, '95 Bird
Engine: LC9, 355" LT1, LT1
Transmission: T5, Zf6, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42, Dana44 3.45, 3.23
Tire balancer stopped working
I think the circuit board fried or something. It runs forever saying "measuring" but won't stop. if I stop it manually, it reports zeros.
This is an old 80's MM203 machine. What do you guys think? Can it be repaired or should I junk it?
-- Joe
This is an old 80's MM203 machine. What do you guys think? Can it be repaired or should I junk it?
-- Joe
11-28-2012, 08:05 PM
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Car: 91 Camaro RS
Engine: GM PP crate 350
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Axle/Gears: 3:42 spooled 10 bolt
Re: Tire balancer stopped working
junk it, the old hunter 9000 series at my dads job stopped and it cost more than it was worth to repair/update the unit.
12-03-2012, 12:55 PM
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Re: Tire balancer stopped working
If I run it without anything on it, it comes back ZERO/ZERO. Looks good.
I then put a formula wheel and a new tire on it and it came back and said .25 oz right, 6.75 oz left..
That seems. Odd.
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12-03-2012, 02:02 PM
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Car: 84 Z28
Engine: 91 L98 long block with Pro-jection
Transmission: T5
Axle/Gears: 91 10bolt w/ 3.42s and T2R
Re: Tire balancer stopped working
Take a wheel somewhere and have it balanced properly (no tire needed). Make sure they spin it, then turn 180* and spin again to be sure. Take that wheel and put it on yours and see.
There *should* be a calibration on most balancers, but one from that vintage is a little out of my league (I used them back then, but was only in my teens, so I didn't know all of the setup work).
There *should* be a calibration on most balancers, but one from that vintage is a little out of my league (I used them back then, but was only in my teens, so I didn't know all of the setup work).
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