I just balanced my aftermarket wheels that has been wobbling and for some reason the auto shop just can't get it decently balanced previously. I bought a $8 billiard cue ball and set it on top of a 4"x4" metal plate which is resting on top of a 5 gallon bucket as the stand. Tricky part is to determine how level it is since a leveler on top could cause it to become off balance depending on where you set it on the wheel, I ended up just eyeballing it. Had to take out 1.25oz worth of weights on one side and added a couple of stick on weights from harbor freight. Test drove it and got minimum vibration at 70mph! Thank you again for this!!

@JDeWittDIY

2 ай бұрын

Do it on a flat tabletop that you have previously leveled, and you can measure up from the table to the bottom of the wheel.

One of the better homemade balancer’s I’ve seen. The sensitivity must be pretty damn good. Just add a bubble level and it’s set

Wow, my mind just got blown. What a simple, effective and ingenious idea!!! Thanks

@janvos

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks 😊

Thank you sir!!! Because so many other videos make this OVERLY COMPLICATED!😆👌🏽💯

@janvos

9 ай бұрын

Youre welcome 👍👌

Put a little oil on the ball. Forget about the table so long as it doesn't wobble. Lay a short, flat board across the middle of the wheel and set a bowl of water on that. The distance from the settled surface of the water to the top of the bowl will show you any tilt in the wheel / tire assembly.

I used this method and it worked pretty well. You can buy a 3 inch steel ball for $21 online so it's a cheap way to get a good static balance. I put a small amount of light oil on the ball and set it on a level block of aluminum. It was very sensitive. Did you notice when he disturbed the tire that it kept rocking back and forth? I had to close my garage door because the wind was moving it around. I used calipers and measured from the tire to the floor all around. There is no relative movement between the wheel and the ball. All of the rolling motion is between the ball and the hard surface you put it on. This static balance gets me to about 65 mph before I start to feel a little vibration so it's not as good as a spin balance but I think it's better than using one of those cheap bubble levels.

Great idea! I suggest that you make a level line on the wall behind you as a sight reference. If you don’t want a line on your wall you could just hang a level horizontally and move it when you are not balancing tires. Thanks for the great idea!

@xxjosh166xx

3 жыл бұрын

or just put a long level across the wheel face and turn the wheel to where the level is furthest off. Thats where you add your weight.

What a great idea. It might be a good idea to get your table perfectly flat first. Thanks for this clever idea.

@mikeharris8365

4 жыл бұрын

As long as the ball is round, gravity will do the rest

I have done a comparison video on my channel on bubble balancers and digital wheel balancers, it is an impartial demo as I was genuinely interested to see how much of a difference there was from what our workshop used to use and the new tech out there

@ItsFriscoBaby

Жыл бұрын

Sadly you used the bubble balancer wrong so the entire comparison is ruined. It would be good to see it done properly.

Thank you from Australia. I'm looking forward to trying this.

You are Jan Vos. I am Mark Vann. Glad to see that common sense is still alive and kicking.

@janvos

7 жыл бұрын

Yep!

@janvos

7 жыл бұрын

Pleased to meet you.

The "Use Your Brain Channel" God, I love these guys!

the smartest balancing I ever seen... Ok I should buy a ball set...

That's thinking outside the Box 😮

Really simple and good methode!!

Great video 👍🏻

I going to make one the same as you have, but what size is the ball? and where can I get it from?

Cheap and Easy way to roughly balance your own wheels at home. I would use a bubble gauge along with this method or even caliper gauge to measure distance from bottom of tire to the ground all around for more accuracy.

@markvann1390

8 жыл бұрын

+Terrence Poole Or put two cell phones on each side of the tire. Make two calls, and see which one you get a response to quicker. The slower phone response is the heavier side.

Wow! Great idea!

Brilliant!

Excellent idea 👍

hello;very great video, it is flat ok , but, is it leveled?

Thank you! Greetz from Holland

That's a static balance and does not assure there will be no wheel vibration at speed. For dynamic balancing weights needs to be attached to inner and outer rims at determined locations and sizes.

Where can I get a metal ball like that ?

Excellent idea. But along with eyeballing it .., lay a long bubble bar across the top of it along with ur iPhone if u have one With The bubble leveler app on top of the bubble bar then u will have perfect accurate visuals

use some aisoft bb inside the tyre (google for how much for your tyre size) and you'll have a PERFECT balanced wheel...

Q: How do you know where to place weights, inner or outer side of the wheel ?

@janvos

3 жыл бұрын

Its static balancing. Half of the weight inside, the other half outside

@frantzrenvoiret4498

2 жыл бұрын

Good quick ans cheap idea. I use Facom U45. First dynamic always outside. Second static always inside.

Great idea thank you 👌

BRILLIANT!

@janvos

10 жыл бұрын

Thank jou! It works very well on my car.

Really nice thanks for sharing ;-)

genius idea, greatest DIY ever

@janvos

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@philiptowsey6282

4 жыл бұрын

jan vos where can I find a metal ball like that and what size

great idea, thank u ☺

brilliant

I like it.

Thanks man.

Works great but what about different rim types? Didn’t think of that did you!

@janvos

3 жыл бұрын

I use bigger and smaller bals

Clever idea for DIY solution. The only problem I see is that you're relying on the naked eye to perceive exactly where the tire is tipping so your weight placement may not be precise. You could probably refine this idea a bit by adding a circular bubble level.

@alromali

7 жыл бұрын

Kobayashi Maru he's relying on the distances between the tire and the table both sides.

@kobayashimaru8114

7 жыл бұрын

+moftah muftah Yea but it's still an eyeball measurement is what I'm saying. A bubble level costs a buck and would be a great addition to help ensure accuracy.

@alromali

7 жыл бұрын

Yes you're absolutely right about the buble level.

@ACommenterOnYouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@kobayashi Maru: Yea i said the same thing. Measuring from the tire to the table is a bad idea because now you can be mm's off which could pose an issue when it comes to balance... This idea is good but the measuring portion wont work ...

@ACommenterOnYouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@samuel Jackson: thats not a good idea ...

awesome .. Yes i try to use my brain , because most people do not. Great vid!

Where can I get a ball like that? I was thinking a glass one would be easier to find.

@JoseLuisGonzalez-ux8ko

4 жыл бұрын

I think that can be with wood boll , i don' know

I think that you should divide the weight and put half on both side of the rim

@janvos

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the better it will be

A really good idea, "save money, live better!"

Could you use a larger ball like a used bowling ball from thrift store?

@janvos

8 жыл бұрын

+Derek Miller It has to by a smal ball so that it not tips over but behaves like a balance

@allenmckinney9533

8 жыл бұрын

the way I understand it the center of the ball can't be lower then the center of the wheel. otherwise it will tip over.

@JDeWittDIY

2 ай бұрын

How about a pool cue ball

well, to balance a car tire is not a big issue, the tire is marked telling you where to put the heavy side next to the valve, so that you will know where to put the wait on the rim to even up the score , about 1 once will fix it up, look for that little white sticker some where on the bead flat of the tire, and that is the heaviest part of the tire, put that as close to the valve as you can, put the tire on the rim, air it up , watch your finger you only have 10,...and am sure you will like to keep them all, always when airing up the tire keep hands away from the tire BEAD, that's is where the tire slaps the rim to the bead, now doing the balance? take a once of what ever kind of wait you are going to use to make the balance, go strait up from the valve and add a once, that will do the job, but you have to make double sure that you have the heavy part of the tire next to the valve, if you have the heavy part of the tire over to the left side of the valve, then, your going have to put on your once of wait led to the right side, and if you put the heave part of the tire over to the right side of the valve, then you need to add a once of let over to the left , if you can find that little round colored circle on the side of your tire put the once strait across from that round mark, and if you cant not find the mark on your tires then, like I said before, look for that little white sticker that is located on the tire it's right next to the bead of the tire , you cant miss it, after the tire is aired up and the bead is seated on the rim, then you cant find it now, line it up with the valve, add a once right strait up from it , that should do the job, and it could happen that some time 1 tire might be all balanced don't need any led, and if this might happen, you will know if it's the front, because it would shake stronger then the back tire will, because it's on the staring , I have tried the beads, didn't like it was shaking when I would take my foot of the gas pedal , so I took them out of all my 4 tires, and did it the way am telling you, works perfect no shaking nothing perfect .

@MrProp46

6 жыл бұрын

r baird Thank you... I appreciate the info, that is a huge help ... I'm trying this next week

@ACommenterOnYouTube

5 жыл бұрын

@r baird: funny that most if not ALL tire shops say the opposite of what you just said... Put the heaviest part of the tire on the opposite side of the valve because the valve puts weight onto the wheel ... this way it uses less weight to balance ...

Where in the heck did you find a big steel ball as the one you used?

@janvos

3 жыл бұрын

Google on "jeux des boules" 👍

wheely good idea

some people suggest putting one weight in the inside of the wheel, and the other on the outside

@janvos

8 жыл бұрын

+etyrnal Yes, that is good! :-)

@alromali

7 жыл бұрын

etyrnal doesn't work this way

the steel ball he is using might be used in the mining industry to crush stuff. I found mine at a science supply store at a science teachers convention. Unfortunately I haven't checked in many years.

Süper 👍

Would a snooker or pool ball do?

@janvos

7 ай бұрын

Yes, i think so

I do have one question about this. Where does one locate a steel ball like that. I don't believe I've ever seen one at the hardware store or the steel materials shop.

@janvos

9 жыл бұрын

it is a ball from a game called jeu des boules or petange

@mateur

6 жыл бұрын

"PÉTANQUE" en français.....

@sierraridgereaper

5 жыл бұрын

You can get them on amazon or ebay. Around 30 bucks for a 3" inch.

Where did you get the ball??

@janvos

7 жыл бұрын

From the drugstore, the are part of a game called Petangé (Jeu de Boules )

This does work and can be a cost effective way to balance tires. The ball centers precisely on the center of the wheel (unlike a bubble balancer) The plate the ball rests on should be flat and level, then you can use a self levelling laser to find the high spot - where the weight is added. Here is what I did. Look for links in the text under the videos kzread.info/dash/bejne/lqKbj9p9f9u7Zco.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/k2iD2sF-ncudddo.html

@janvos

9 ай бұрын

Great investigation! Yes the light metal wheels are balanced better with a smaller ball. I have several diameters 👍 works fine

what is diameter of this steel ball ?

@janvos

3 жыл бұрын

7 cm

Love it, “ use your brain channel “ !!

"Thank you for watching the use your brain channel" Brilliant!! Cheers from your Queen's country of origin! ;-)

Don’t you have to make sure the table is level both ways first? Like your ball !

@janvos

5 жыл бұрын

Better if it is

@mikeharris8365

4 жыл бұрын

No because as long as the ball is round gravity will do the rest,

Where the hell do you get a metal ball that big from 😂??? Seriously post a 🔗

@janvos

11 ай бұрын

www.amazon.com.be/-/nl/Engelhart-010208-houten-natuurlijk-tuinspelen/dp/B007TGX2CG/ref=asc_df_B007TGX2CG/?tag=begogshpads0a-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=632995283032&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1268454128795354998&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1001390&hvtargid=pla-564565301450&psc=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwib2mBhDWARIsAPZUn_ldqSMdTjr5t1CzqexbtOjUWaV-getn_a89EKA3LkvPY4nklrkZOoYaAg9REALw_wcB

@Vgk36

11 ай бұрын

@@janvos THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Wouldn't the tire roll off the ball on the bolt???

@MohammedNovalija

3 жыл бұрын

@danny spyder - did you watch the tape ? - did it roll off ?

@mustangdanny97

3 жыл бұрын

@@MohammedNovalija my last name is snyder,first and foremost and if course I watched the video,or I wouldn't be commenting. It just seems not possible it would stay on a ball like that. You guys must have some bullshit internet wherever the fuck you're from. 2 months later.lol

Wooo woo... Forget about the ball, how do u know if the weight is needed inside or outside tyre?

@dewaltrich7228

4 жыл бұрын

You do 50/50

I got a new use for my Bocce ball set that I've never played

Correction: petanque ball Also, what diameter ?

@janvos

Жыл бұрын

Diameter is sometimes different. It depends on the diameter of the hole in the rim

@janvos

Жыл бұрын

In this case 7 centimeter

Download a bubble level app for your smartphone to place at the center of the wheel. The google app store has a very nice one for android phones. It is called "Bubble Level" and has a green and black screen. I ordered a 15mm (5.9") hollow stainless steel ball on Ebay from China for $7.59 including shipping. The hole in my Dodge RAM 2500 wheels is about 4.75". I hope the ball is strong enough to support the heavy wheel without causing a flat spot on the ball that prevents wheel movement. This is a nice idea that I search before making my own from scratch. Sure enough, someone else had already thought of it years ago.

@lyonsdavid

5 жыл бұрын

Did the ball that you bought on eBay from China work I'm just curious

Use a billiard ball

@janvos

8 жыл бұрын

+Maverick Vogen Yes! Great idea :-)

@janvos

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Muscat For some rims maybey, some not.

@janvos

8 жыл бұрын

+Nicholas Muscat Then you need a bigger ball

@MrProp46

6 жыл бұрын

What about a baseball or a softball (maybe to soft) Croquet ball Also... what about a plywood / hard cardboard disk that sits on the rim over the lug nuts area and put a bubble lever centered on to that?

good old nct2 tyres

measuring from the table to the tire is inaccurate. the table may not be perfect level, and another problem, is that there are areas on the side wall where the cords overlap. this will cause a narrow area of the tires total width . This method is not accurate.

@markvann1390

8 жыл бұрын

+mike saathoff First, you need to find a perfect table. Then, you need to find a perfect bolt. But before all that, YOU NEED TO GROW A BRAIN, AND A SET OF GONADS! Grow up, boobie, this is how things are done in the third world, and they work just fine.

@MrAlittle5150

8 жыл бұрын

In the third world pulling a cart with a donkey, you don't get above 40 mile and hour so this method may work. But on a car going speeds of up to 80 mile an hour thing are a little different.

@mikeharris8365

4 жыл бұрын

Aww hell boy's, it's close enough that will save you 10 dollars these day's, if you don't like it don't do it, don't knock the man for trying to help you save a few dollars, that's pretty dam ungrateful!! The whole problem with the world today, everyone would rather find something negative than to see any positive in anything

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Fuckin-A WELL DONE

Eyeball it

. I called the garage , they wonted around 50 bucks for the 4, not installing them our taking them off the car, it took me around 45 min to take out the beads , aired them up, add my 1 once, slapped them back on the car and saved my 50 bucks.

Doesn't matter if the table is perfectly flat or not, and you don't really need a level to do this, as long as the ball is round, gravity will do the rest, makes prefect since to me

@user-pc1xp4ii4g

9 ай бұрын

I think flatness does matter significantly. Level maybe not quite as much but certainly level enough to prevent rolling.

better make sue your table is flat and level.

That’s a good idea but you didn’t balance that wheel and tire worth a $hit.

it would be nice to let the tire STOP moving before you put the weights on it ... LOL And measuring the distance from the table to the tire is NOT a good idea because now you are talking mm's in distance that you are off ... Good idea but your measurement is not very accurate

@sierraridgereaper

5 жыл бұрын

He was just demonstrating how to do it...

@ACommenterOnYouTube

Жыл бұрын

@@sierraridgereaper its a wrong demonstration ... if you got good eyes and good perception.

Just pour some balancing beads in the tire. Done, no thinking

@janvos

6 жыл бұрын

Hahaha

that's not gonna work

Too easy , and clever if you can get a ball bearing on steroids .

LMAO

😂

never work waste time