03-06-2013, 06:28 PM
When I purchased 2 new front tires at the TCI shop in Baton Rouge they recommended balancing with EQUAL. I had heard about the EQUAL powder getting in the valve stem, but the tech @ TCI assured me that they use EQUAL in a long bag so that none of it can get into the valve stems. WRONG!
My front tires have the SMART tire pressure/temperature monitoring system. Guess how the SMART tire sensor is attached to the inside of the rim. They use a large s.s. hose clamp. The hose clamp didn't take long to tear the bag. Since I check my tires everyday when I am traveling it didn't take me long to realize the problem. Duh!
Now I just use the balance weights clamped onto the outside of the rim.
Sometimes simple is best!
My front tires have the SMART tire pressure/temperature monitoring system. Guess how the SMART tire sensor is attached to the inside of the rim. They use a large s.s. hose clamp. The hose clamp didn't take long to tear the bag. Since I check my tires everyday when I am traveling it didn't take me long to realize the problem. Duh!
Now I just use the balance weights clamped onto the outside of the rim.
Sometimes simple is best!
Tuga & Karen Gaidry
2005 Honda Pilot