I had a tyre fitted onto my 16 inch azev a alloy a couple weeks ago, the lad didn't have a clue how to take old tyre off. He was clamping the alloy down with the machine then getting a bar and leavering the tyre off. After I walked over closer as i was fettibg worried for the alloy he called his mate over who then took the tyre off quite easily. They fitted a nearly new part worn tyre and then tried to balance it. After 4 or 5 attempts they gave me the alloy and said because of the lug where the centre cap screws they couldn't balance it.

So this week I take it to another tyre place for balancing and they tell me it's fucked because its buckled so Much. He said it wants 220g one side and 100 grams other to balance it.

I don't know if it was already buckled before I bought the car but I have only driven 100 miles in it since I've owned it

Cheers Ben

 

It would have to be pretty damn soft for them to buckle it like that.
You tried spinning it up on a machine without the tyre on?
Could be a badly worn/fucked tyre (the risk you take with part worn) throwing weight all over the place

 

Part worn tyre?......behave.

 

it's probably the tyre that's fucked rather than the alloy

 

Clamping the wheel down and getting a bar to lever the tyre off....

How else is he supposed to do it? Magic?!?!

No matter how much of a retard you are, you can't buckle a wheel fitting a tyre

 

Cheers I wasn't sure if it was possible to buckle a wheel. I know you have to lever it off but the lad was really giving it some and looked like he didnt know how to get a tyre off. Feel like a right idiot now asking the question. I said part worn but the tyre was practically brad new, still had the mould nodules around the edge. It's only a temporary tyre until I got enough money to get a decent pair put on them

 

No need to feel stupid at all...

It probably didn't help with you peering over his shoulder watching him struggle, everyone gets a bit jittery then. Bit like someone coming into your office, sitting right next to you and judging every little thing that you do

Just a thought

 

Nothing wrong with part worns guys,I'd choose a good part worn Michelin over a new ling long anyday.

 

its knowing what is a "good" part worn that is the problem for most.....

 

I brought some Rs 7 softlines that where dented/buckled on the inside of the rim and had them straightend ill try find his number he did a spot on job they where perfect after

 

doesnt matter how new looking a part worn tyre is , if its been driven down the road with no air in it at any point in its life then its going to be fucked you have to ask yourself why it has been removed in the first place

 

if teh tyre came from a car with a naff shock it will wear weirdly and be like that but it takes a big hit to bend a wheel (unless its a 2000- ford wheel they are soft as shite)