COATS Kit 85606376 Motorcycle Wheel Adapter - Manual (Page 3)

Figure 5 – Wheel Installed, Before Jaw Contact
Figure 6 – Jaws in Contact with Wheel
Use caution to avoid personal injury. The
springs pulling the lock jaws towards the
wheel are very stiff.
Balancing Motorcycle Wheels
IMPORTANT: If the balancer being used does not
have a hood, use caution when balancing the wheel.
Always wear eye protection and keep bystanders
away. Do not attempt to stop the wheel manually. Wait
for the balancer to brake the wheel to a complete stop
before contacting the wheel.
REMEMBER: This instruction sheet is intended to
supplement your COATS Wheel Balancer Operating
Instructions manual. It does not replace the manual.
Read and understand the entire manual before
attempting to use the balancer.
1. Turn the balancer on and select STATIC mode bal-
ancing. Remove any weights on the wheel.
NOTE: In STATIC mode, the wheel width and off-
set values are not used by the balancer’s com-
puter. However, a value must be entered for these
parameters so that the balancer will operate prop-
erly. Steps 3 and 4 will direct you to manually enter
the measurements.
2. Press the diameter key and enter the wheel diam-
eter. For example, press 1 then 8 then 0 to enter a
wheel diameter of 18 inches.
3. Press the offset key, then press 6 and then 0. You
have entered an offset of 6.0.
4. Press the wheel width key, then press 6 and then
0. You have entered a wheel width of 6.0.
5. Press START. Wait for the wheel to spin and brake
to a complete stop. Readings will appear in the dis-
play.
6. Rotate the wheel until the left weight position
lights flash.
7. Attach the specified weight at top-dead-center by
one of the following methods:
Wire Spokes: Clip the weight onto the spoke near-
est to top-dead-center, or use 2 weights that are
1/2 the specified amount, and place them on the 2
spokes on either side of top-dead-center. An adhe-
sive weight can be used if placed directly on the
middle of the rim.
Cast or Composite Wheels: If the wheel has a cen-
ter rib and factory clip weights (Honda, for exam-
ple), attach the weight over the rib. If the wheel
has a center rib and adhesive weights are being
used, divide the weight in half and place on either
side of the rib. An alternate method is to bend the
weight in half over the center rib.
8. Press START. The display should now read 0.00 (in
non-round-off mode).
9. Remove the wheel. If you are balancing another
wheel identical to this one, you do not need to
remeasure the wheel or reset the measurements.
Simply mount the next wheel, remove any
weights, and press START.
CAUTION
3