WHEEL BALANCING
Wheel balancing to be done every 1 year or
every 12000 km. In addition, after every
tyre puncture repair or tyre replacement,
wheel balancing to be done.
The Inspection of wheel balance and balancing of
unbalanced wheels may be done by the manual
procedure or by using an automatic wheel
balancing machine as detailed below.
Inspection of wheel balance and balancing the
wheel (manual method)
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Remove front or rear wheel assembly which
needs to be checked for unbalance from the
vehicle.
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Support the wheel as shown in figure using a
fixture (A) and an axle. (Fig. 2.131)
Note:
Ensure that the wheel is rotating freely on
the fixture without any obstruction.
Ensure the axle is in horizontal position
and the wheel is not having any axial
movement on the fixture.
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Rotate the wheel by hand and mark (Q) at the
top as shown in the figure when the wheel
stops rotating (comes to a halt). (Fig. 2.131)
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Rotate the wheel five times.
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If the ‘Q’ marked on the wheel stops randomly
at different positions on each of the five
rotations, then the wheel is considered as
balanced sufficiently.
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Else, if the ‘Q’ marked on the wheel stops at
one position on each of the five rotation, then
the wheel is unbalanced and it need to be
balanced again.
Follow the procedure given below for balancing
the wheel manually.
1. Clean the exposed surface (A) of the wheel rim
with IP 80% solution (cleaning agent) at the
position ‘Q’ marked. (Fig. 2.132)
TVS APACHE RTR 200
SERVICE MANUAL
PERIODIC MAINTENANCE
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Fig. 2.131
Q
Fixture (A)
Marking
Fig. 2.132
Equal amount of balancing weights to be pasted on both the
surfaces of the wheel rim
Weights
