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Balance Tires On Your Own

21 May 2018

If your tires are out of balance, you can fix them yourself at home/in your garage. You can balance tires with or without a balancer. However, you must know the mechanical parts of the wheel and the vehicle overall.

With a Balancer 

You will need a screwdriver with the flat end, a lug wrench, and a jack, to remove the wheel. To balance the tires, you will need a balancer and various wheel weights.

If you have a regular static or spin (even non-computer) balancer, follow these steps:

1. Remove all the weights you already have on your wheels before rebalancing them.

2. Remove the wheels from the vehicle.

3. Remove all the debris and dirt from the tread, the rest of the tires, the rim, and other parts of the wheels. Then wash them if needed, and let them dry.

4. Put the assembly on the balancer and follow the manual (spin the wheels if you use dynamic balancing, wait until the tires settle into a stationary position if you use static balancing).

5. Use chalk to mark the spots where you will put the weights (opposite the heavy spot) if the tires are out of balance.

6. Put on the weights and recheck the balance.

7. Adjust the weights until the tires move smoothly (dynamic) or stay in a perfect line (stationary).

8. Put the wheels back on the vehicle, tighten up the lug nuts, and lower the jack.