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[Alan R]

Hi guys-------- I'm wanting to make a simple wheel balancing device...Has anyone got a scrap Bullet swing arm I might prize out of their hands ??---------Condition not important as some welding will be done, but not accident damage please ??.........Can collect in broad Midlands area or pay up to £10 for courier ( Collect Plus is £9.29 for 5-10 Kg.)

[zippy]

You could just use a pair of axle stands and the spindle from the wheel....

[Alan R]

True, but this is to be mounted in the bench vice ---- I have no spare floor space available..

[Alan R]

------------- as you can see !!----------------------

[Alan R]

[Scalyback]

What the pretty looking green thing in there?

(And I don't mean the bench grinder!)



The one that likes 18 lb per square inch?

[Alan R]

Ha-ha !!----------- nothing wrong with your eyes, is there......I think you know already that its a 1966 BSA B40 Ex-Army DR bike....Awaiting its' turn on the ramp..Army CR gears being changed for civilian std. range....The gap between 3rd and 4th is worse than the Enfield ones !!!

[Beezabryan]

balance my fronts (when i can be bothered) in the forks with front end jacked up & brake backed right off. Never done the rear.

[Bullet Whisperer]

Like Beezabryan, I balance my wheels in situ on the bikes, most of the time in any case, even the racers and it works fine. For the rears on the Enfields, I disconnect the chain, back off the brake adjustment AND mark the sprocket / brake drum assembly position relative to the wheel itself, so if the wheel is removed for some reason other than a puncture or tyre change, I can re fit the wheel and know it is still balanced correctly otherwise you will only have a 1 in 4 chance of getting it right [1 in 3 for Redditch types]. It is surprising how 'out of balance' the sprocket / brake drum assemblies can be at times and they should be included when a rear wheel is balanced 'off the bike'. Regards, Paul.

[Alan R]

Very true guys, but I'm doing this for others as well and I don't do "house calls"..........