I have original LAT 70 wheels. I have not ever experienced what you are.
Of course, the shop that balanced mine used stick on weights from the get
go.
They also left the mounting screw of one of my spinners loose. I lost it at
60 mph. Original size spinners appear to be made of unobtanium.
Personally, I would not want to drive very far or very fast on 12 year old
rubber.
Erich
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Walker" <awtiger@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Tiger List" <tigers@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 8:14 PM
Subject: LAT 70 & tire questions
> Guys:
>
> I'm having the most stupid problem that I think I've ever faced with my
Tiger.
> I took the wheels (original LAT 70s) into a tire shop last Friday to get
them
> balanced as I was experiencing a bit of steering wheel and cowl shake. I
> figured that, since my tires were Michelin XWXs that were about 12 years
old,
> this would be the logical place to start. I went to a shop that came
highly
> recommended as the place go to get the best balancing work done. They
have
> all the latest Hunter computer balancing equipment available and, after
seeing
> what all they could do to balance a wheel, I came away most impressed.
>
> My good impression quickly turned sour, however, the next day when I went
out
> to the garage to test drive the Tiger. All four tires had about 10 lbs of
air
> in them. I re-aired the tires and went back out on Sunday and, viola, I
found
> the same damn situation. I took the wheels off today and made a return
trip
> to the wheel shop. They put them in the dunk tank and, sure enough, there
> were air bubbles coming up from around the clip-on wheel weights. They
pulled
> the clip-on weights off, rebalanced the wheels using stick-on weights on
the
> back of the wheel, and I went on my merry way. Still fairly wary,
however, I
> did not re-install the wheels on the car and take it off the stands.
Instead,
> I opted to just let the tires and wheel sit and, after dinner tonight, I
went
> out there to check the air pressure. I'll be damned if they were all down
> about 4 to 5 lbs in just a matter of about 7 hours!!!
>
> What in the world is going on here? An inflatable doll holds air better
than
> these stupid things (uh...er...at least, that's what I've been told...)!!
> I've done the "spit" test on the valve stems and determined that there are
no
> leaks there. Admittedly, my tires are old but is it feasible that all
four of
> them at one time could have damaged beads? I saw the equipment that they
used
> to break the bead of the tire from the wheel and it never even touched the
> tire bead. Is this kind of problem common with old tires or is it
something
> peculiar with the LAT 70s? Do I just need to get some new tires or never
go
> back to that tire shop?
>
> In the immortal words of the Beatles......HELP!!!!!
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Andy Walker
> B382001600LRXFE
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