Balancing your first tire – COATS Vero Series Wheel Balancer User Manual

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Important: Always read and follow instructions.

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Balancing Your First Tire

1.

Turn the machine OFF then ON

(resets machine).

Note: The machine wakes up

using standard clip-on wheel

weight locations (Clip 1 & Clip 2)

and wheel dimensions.

2.

Mount a tire/wheel on the

balancer that will use standard

clip-on wheel weights.

Use the most appropriate mounting method.

3.

Always remove any weights

already attached to the wheel.

4.

Enter A & D wheel dimensions

using offset arm.

For Automatic Measurement — pull offset arm

out to the wheel, hold it still at clip-on weight

position against wheel flange, and wait for

BEEP. Return arm to home position.

Clip-on Weight Location — viewed on a cut-

away rim for clarification.

Figure 2 - Clip-On Weight Location

Note the value entry of A & D dimension.

5.

Enter Width wheel dimension.

For Automatic Measurement — Lower hood.

For Manual Entry — Use plastic calipers to

measure wheel width. Press W icon. Use key-

pad to enter Width value (between 2.0 and 20.0

inches).

6.

Lower hood (wheel guard); wheel

spins and unbalances are mea-

sured and displayed.

The corrective weight amount appears in the

weight display window for inboard and outboard

weight locations.

7.

Raise hood after tire stops

rotating.

Note: Wait for wheel to stop before raising the

hood (wheel guard).

8.

Wheel automatically stops at

inboard weight position.

The inboard center bar highlights green.

Note: If an inboard corrective weight is not

required then go to step 11.

9.

Attach inboard corrective

weight.

Attach specified weight amount at top-dead-

center on inside flange of wheel (clip 1).

10.

Press NEXT; wheel rotates.

11.

Wheel automatically stops at

outboard weight position.

The outboard center bar highlights green.

12.

Attach outboard corrective

weight.

Attach specified weight amount at top-dead-

center on outside flange of wheel (clip 2).

13.

Lower the hood to respin the

tire/wheel and check balance.

The weight readings should now be 0.00.

Note: Throughout this manual tire dimensions

are referred to as A, W, and D, see figure 3.

Figure 3 - A, W, and D Tire Dimensions

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