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Old 07-01-2024, 05:19 PM   #2
Werner
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Default Re: Tire balancing beads

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Originally Posted by nkaminar View Post
... It works because at higher rpm than the critical speed the light side of the tire rotates at a bigger radius than the heavy side. So the beads migrate to the light side to balance the tire.



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I don't understand that. It is clear that a tiny little bump is created at the point where the tire has the heaviest weight. To put it in an exaggerated way, the tire forms an oval.
My logical thinking would suggest that the beads would collect there on the outside in the curve of the bump. Because that is where the circumferential speed is highest and where gravity then drives the beads.


Where is my thinking wrong, please?
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