Well, this sucks...
 

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~

Well, this sucks...
 

On Jun 23, 10:22*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
(which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....


Hurmph.. it's a frekin' tool to carry your boat around, buck up
sport;)

Well, this sucks...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~


Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Well, this sucks...
 

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~


Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...

Well, this sucks...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~

Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...


Yeah, well, we're both so yesterday.

Spinners? You play rap on your boat radio?

Well, this sucks...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~


Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for
go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...

They are really Sprewells. He is the original designer. Good to know about
the aluminum rims. Was thinking of putting a set on my trailer. Is a tool
to get the boat to water, but nice to have good looking tools.

Well, this sucks...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote in
:

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~


Why not take off the weights, put a thin piece of plastic between the
weight and the aluminium wheel and clamp the weight over the insulator,
eliminating the galvanic circuit that caused the problem? If the weight
isn't electrically connected to the wheel, it can't have galvanic action.

Well, this sucks...
 

I have 18 years on my galvinized rims. Salt launches and careful
hosedown after recovery. Every time. Occasional 3 day sit when
cruising the San Juans.
JR

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:22:39 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~
HOME PAGE:
http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
--------------------------------------------------

Well, this sucks...
 

On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:38:51 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~


Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for
go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...

They are really Sprewells. He is the original designer. Good to know about
the aluminum rims. Was thinking of putting a set on my trailer. Is a tool
to get the boat to water, but nice to have good looking tools.

To tell the truth, I should have realized it much earlier as the rims
started to get crusty around the edges. Never occurred to me that the
crud would creep past the point there the bead sets against the rim.

Now I have a problem because I have Cool Hubs (oil filled bearings)
and need to find a rim that will fit around the oil reservoir.

Well, this sucks...
 

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:38:51 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~

Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for
go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!
Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...
They are really Sprewells. He is the original designer. Good to know about
the aluminum rims. Was thinking of putting a set on my trailer. Is a tool
to get the boat to water, but nice to have good looking tools.

To tell the truth, I should have realized it much earlier as the rims
started to get crusty around the edges. Never occurred to me that the
crud would creep past the point there the bead sets against the rim.

Now I have a problem because I have Cool Hubs (oil filled bearings)
and need to find a rim that will fit around the oil reservoir.

Will you need 4 or 2 new rims? 4 is a double suck.

If you put Spinners on that trailer, make sure you drive around the
Dairy Queen a number of times to impress the ladies.

;)

Well, this sucks...
 

Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:38:51 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem
with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of
the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see
corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really
ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~

Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and
another for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do
many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby
Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!
Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...
They are really Sprewells. He is the original designer. Good to
know about the aluminum rims. Was thinking of putting a set on my
trailer. Is a tool to get the boat to water, but nice to have good
looking tools.

To tell the truth, I should have realized it much earlier as the rims
started to get crusty around the edges. Never occurred to me that the
crud would creep past the point there the bead sets against the rim.

Now I have a problem because I have Cool Hubs (oil filled bearings)
and need to find a rim that will fit around the oil reservoir.

Will you need 4 or 2 new rims? 4 is a double suck.

If you put Spinners on that trailer, make sure you drive around the
Dairy Queen a number of times to impress the ladies.

;)




How does that propeller beanie hat work for you with the ladies?

Well, this sucks...
 

Why don't you put tubes in the tires? No need for a seal.

JR North wrote:

I have 18 years on my galvinized rims. Salt launches and careful
hosedown after recovery. Every time. Occasional 3 day sit when
cruising the San Juans.
JR

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:22:39 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~
HOME PAGE:
http://www.seanet.com/~jasonrnorth
--------------------------------------------------

Well, this sucks...
 

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

Eisboch

Well, this sucks...
 

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

Eisboch



Ok, I just have to ask, how do you balance your tires using your leaf
springs?

Well, this sucks...
 

On Jun 23, 10:46*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted tohttp://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi~~

Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I seen a mini van with spinners on it about a year ago! It was just
plain funny!

Well, this sucks...
 

On Jun 23, 10:46*pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted tohttp://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi~~

Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!

Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

Don't feed the stooges, please!

Well, this sucks...
 

"HK" wrote in message
...
Reginald P. Smithers III wrote:
Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:38:51 -0700, "Calif Bill"
wrote:

"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:42:23 -0400, HK wrote:

Short Wave Sportfishing wrote:
Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem
with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of
the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in
salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see
corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really
ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~

Well, you could have one set of rims and tires for show, and another
for go.

The manufacturer of my aluminum trailer offers aluminum rims, as do
many
other trailer makers. I went with good old galvanized steel.

How about some Full Moons over the new galvanized rims? Or...Baby
Moons?

Just the touch needed to class up that designer Ranger!
Bby moons are so yesterday...

Spinners baby, spinners...
They are really Sprewells. He is the original designer. Good to know
about the aluminum rims. Was thinking of putting a set on my trailer.
Is a tool to get the boat to water, but nice to have good looking
tools.

To tell the truth, I should have realized it much earlier as the rims
started to get crusty around the edges. Never occurred to me that the
crud would creep past the point there the bead sets against the rim.

Now I have a problem because I have Cool Hubs (oil filled bearings)
and need to find a rim that will fit around the oil reservoir.

Will you need 4 or 2 new rims? 4 is a double suck.

If you put Spinners on that trailer, make sure you drive around the Dairy
Queen a number of times to impress the ladies.

;)




How does that propeller beanie hat work for you with the ladies?

~~ Snerk~~

Well, this sucks...
 

Well, this sucks...
 

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:19:18 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is
Here wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

Eisboch



Ok, I just have to ask, how do you balance your tires using your leaf
springs?

LOL!
--
John *H*

Well, this sucks...
 

"John H." wrote in message
...
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:19:18 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III" "Reggie is
Here wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

Eisboch



Ok, I just have to ask, how do you balance your tires using your leaf
springs?

LOL!
--
John *H*


Richard...I don't know why you bother.
In this group you're dealing with...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzlG28B-R8Y

Well, this sucks...
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:46:39 -0400, Eisboch penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

Eisboch


The same reason you balance the tires on your car.... the two subjects
are virtually unrelated. Out of balance is out of balance....



Many old timers never balanced the rear wheels on cars with leaf springs.
In fact, it wasn't until coils and independent rear suspensions became more
commonplace that balancing the rears became standard practice.

An out of balance rear wheel on a conventional leaf spring suspension isn't
even noticeable unless the unbalance is gross.

Eisboch

Well, this sucks...
 

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:23:57 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:




Many old timers never balanced the rear wheels on cars with leaf springs.
In fact, it wasn't until coils and independent rear suspensions became more
commonplace that balancing the rears became standard practice.

An out of balance rear wheel on a conventional leaf spring suspension isn't
even noticeable unless the unbalance is gross.

I never bought tires without getting all four balanced.
Though I can't remember the last time I had a tire causing
shaking/vibration - and I still have leafs on my cars (tires/rims are
better than they used to be) - I don't see the distinction you're
making.
An unbalanced tire on a solid axle will cause shaking/vibration,
besides being bad for your wheel bearings and differential.
Maybe I'm misremembering my experience, so I'm still listening.
Do you have any cites?

--Vic

Well, this sucks...
 

"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 02:22:39 GMT, Short Wave Sportfishing penned the
following well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.

Thinking back on it, I think I understand what happened. Because of
the balancing weights, corrosion started to work along the bead of the
tire. Eventually, it managed to work it's way around the bead enough
so that the tire wouldn't hold air.

This is something I should have thought about as I launch in salt
water a lot. Even though I rinse the trailer very throughly after
every immersion, you can't get to all of it.

So if you have aluminum rims on your trailer tires and launch in salt
water, give your rims a very detailed inspection. If you see corrorion
around the rim at any point, chances are you are starting down the
same path I did and need to take care of it.

At the moment, I'm considering galvanized rims (which will really ruin
the looks of the trailer), but I don't see that I have a choice if I
continue to launch in salt water.

Grrrrr....

~~ cross posted to http://boatingforum.proboards91.com/index.cgi ~~

Sounds like you have standard wheel weights on an aluminum wheel. If
so, I'd take them back to the installer and offer to shove them where
the sun don't shine.

The steel clip holding the weight assures dissimilar metal corrosion
and the salt water just speeds the process. They *should* be plastic
coated stick on weights...... if any weights at all...

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Our race cars with mag wheels used stick on weights. The 2 sided foam tape.
Worked fine.

Well, this sucks...
 

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:46:39 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
.. .

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

You know - that's a good question.

Independant suspension on leaf springs - why the hell are they
balanced? I didn't do it - I assume they came from the factory that
way.

Damn...

Well, this sucks...
 

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 08:19:18 -0400, "Reginald P. Smithers III"
"Reggie is Here wrote:

Eisboch wrote:
"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
...

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

Ok, I just have to ask, how do you balance your tires using your leaf
springs?

By creating dynamic equilibrium.

Well, this sucks...
 

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:01:04 -0400, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:46:39 -0400, Eisboch penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:


"Short Wave Sportfishing" wrote in message
. ..

Discovered this afternoon that I have a serious corrosion problem with
my aluminum rims on the trailer.


Here's a question that will raise some controversy ....

If your trailer has leaf springs .... why did you balance the trailer
tires?

Think about it.

The same reason you balance the tires on your car.... the two subjects
are virtually unrelated. Out of balance is out of balance....

Not necessarily.

With the dynamic dampning effect of the leaf springs and dual
independant suspension, any out of balance condition would be
eliminated. As long as they are round and track properly, balancing
wouldn't be needed.

Now that I think about it, the only reason you would balance a tire on
a car with rear leaf springs would be due to tire rotation - not
because the rear tires needed it.