Miata Mailing List: October 1996, Message #0021
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   From: BIOMEDHMC@aol.com

Subject: Re: Wheel balancing

   Date: Tue, 1 Oct 1996 12:08:29 -0500



     OK - this is really painful to tell but true:

     I had a Ford Mustang and it needed new tires all around.  Being the

"smart" shopper, I found my best price ( including a road hazard warranty and

lifetime rotation and balance ) at a Sam's Wholesale Club.  I bought the best

tires that I could afford and I was really happy, as long as the car was

parked, because they looked great.

     I took the car back to Sam's twice after the original purchase and at my

location that is a really awsome comittment of time - HOURS.  They had only

one of the tires from the set of four replaced, thinking that it was out of

round ( it probably wasn't ).  Drove around for another week, maybe it'll go

away, it didn't.  Decided to spend some more cash but this time at a "real"

tire dealership, just to have the tires checked and rebalanced.

     The very first thing that the service technician asked me was why I had

my tires inflated to 40 psi !!!!  And of course the tires really were

balanced.  So, all that was done to correct my problem was to deflate the

tires a bit.

     Live and learn - this was a lesson that I won't forget.

     And if you haven't checked the air pressure - check it - it's supposed

to be 26 psi.



     Glenn & Miattitude

     '90 Crystal White











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