Tire dealers can take special safety precautions to mount tires laying down. The tires have to be aired up in an area seperate from other work. Air is put in by connecting the far end of the air hose to the outlet and the air can be stopped from going in by disconnecting it there as well. The outlet is regulated to the proper pressure. If the dealer is really interested in doing motor home tires properly the work can be done properly AND safely. <BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by 2golfers:
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Balance rings (Centramatics) work very well if your tires are round and installed properly on the wheels. Too many times the tires are not seated properly on the wheels and nothing will cause them to run smoothly. Tires should never be aired up at the dealer while standing up (most dealers make the mistake of doing this). The weight of the wheel pushing down will keep the tires from seating straight. Make sure they lay the wheel on a bucket so there is no off center weight on the tire. Air the tire to max pressure than let the air out until the tire starts to pull away from the wheel. Then air it back up to the pressure you want to run. Normally your tires will be true at this point. If it takes over 8 oz. to balance there is something wrong. You should not accept the tires if they don't balance properly. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
That is a problem at some dealers as tire safety cages which are required by law when seating/inflating high pressure tires on a rim after mounting/remounting are vertical at many shops that I have been to. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
I'm just taking a stab at this, because I used to align front ends. The tire cage we used was for the "split ring" rims. You know, the old 16.5" rims w/ the split ring around the outside of the rim. I'm outta the loop now, so it's just a guess on my part. Robbie
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