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Originally Posted by cjrepair
I took my tires to get balanced yesterday as seen sugested. when I returned to pick them up the guy told me that one of my rims was out of round. he said its not the tire but the rim and I should use it as a spare. when I got home I put 2 on the road side. then when on the curb side I decied to spin the tires while still in the air. and noticed one of them was not spinning right. it seems the holes are not centered. has anyone else noticed this before! could it be the problem with the tire blowout????  |
Calvin, I need to ask some more specific questions before I can give a knowledgeable answer.
When you said a wheel was out of round, while it was being balanced......which way was it appearing to be out of round? Did it have movement from side to side (like the center/hub of the wheel was warped) or was the movement more up and down (basically like the wheel wasn't circumferentially round)?
The same questions apply to when you noticed the one on your trailer, while free spinning it.
Ok on this next question, I'm not trying to insult your or anyone's intelligence, so please don't get offended by the next question. I only ask it because I see it almost everyday in my business. When you mounted the tire/wheels back onto the trailer, did you make sure that the tapered end of the lug nut faces the wheel. I have many customers who put the lug nuts on backwards, which won't allow a lug centric wheel (which is what the trailmanors have) to be centered properly on the hub.
EDIT: I am also assuming you have factory steel rims on your trailer. If you have aluminum rims (which some new TManors have, but I haven't seen to know what kind of lugnuts are on them)) or aftermarket wheels, then you may have different lugnuts to fit these rims. I am also assuming you didn't change the lugnuts ( use some fancy chrome ones or such) when you balanced the tires/rims. Can you also let me know what kind of rims you have?
http://site.brandsport.com/exterior/...ball-seats.jpg
Also, have you experienced a tire blowout (which I am assuming you have by asking if the damage could have occured from this)? If you did blowout a tire(s), how far did you have to drive on the wheel?
A posted picture can sometimes be the easiest answer.
Thanks
Bobby