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Balance weights affecting traction control?
Just had two new tyres on my A3 and they balanced them with steel
weights, not lead as they are toxic and not allowed to be used any more incase anyone eats their wheels! Since then my ASR light flashes when I pull away and has to be turned off and on in order for me to carry on driving. Could the weights be affecting the ASR or worse still could it affect my ABS when I need it most?! My garage is looking into it, but this could help if they find nothing and others too in the future. Thanks Sly |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
On 22 Jan 2007 05:02:34 -0800, "Sly" > wrote:
>Just had two new tyres on my A3 and they balanced them with steel >weights, not lead as they are toxic and not allowed to be used any more >incase anyone eats their wheels! > >Since then my ASR light flashes when I pull away and has to be turned >off and on in order for me to carry on driving. > >Could the weights be affecting the ASR or worse still could it affect >my ABS when I need it most?! > >My garage is looking into it, but this could help if they find nothing >and others too in the future. > >Thanks > >Sly First thought: this guy is nuts. Second thought, maybe not! OK, so you can't use lead... This is 100% correct, there are numerous instances of smaller children chewing wheels and ingesting the lead weights. Shocking but true, I read it on the Internet... OK, seriously: Yes, it is *remotely* possible that they are affecting the traction control especially if they are magnetized! Try to find a heavy metal other than steel of the same weight and substitute these for your steel weights. You can stick them on with double sided foam tape (that's still legal where you are, I hope!) making sure the wheel is clean first. (One thought on a weight material is stainless steel flat bar stock). You'll need a scale to weight each weight so your replacements are the same weight. And what country now doesn't allow proper wheel weights? I'd like to avoid that country if possible--I have a low tolerance for extremists! |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
Sly wrote:
> Just had two new tyres on my A3 and they balanced them with steel > weights, not lead as they are toxic and not allowed to be used any more > incase anyone eats their wheels! > > Since then my ASR light flashes when I pull away and has to be turned > off and on in order for me to carry on driving. > > Could the weights be affecting the ASR or worse still could it affect > my ABS when I need it most?! > > My garage is looking into it, but this could help if they find nothing > and others too in the future. > > Thanks > > Sly > No, your new tyres are slippy and need to bed in. Take it easy for a while. Steel weights are standard these days (EU Directive). It meant I couldn't have stick-on weights on my A3 with 15" wheels as they fouled the calipers. |
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"Sly" > wrote in message ups.com... > Just had two new tyres on my A3 and they balanced them with steel > weights, not lead as they are toxic and not allowed to be used any more > incase anyone eats their wheels! > > Since then my ASR light flashes when I pull away and has to be turned > off and on in order for me to carry on driving. > > Could the weights be affecting the ASR or worse still could it affect > my ABS when I need it most?! > > My garage is looking into it, but this could help if they find nothing > and others too in the future. > > Thanks > > Sly > I guess the ASR is correct; new tires have very little grip and wheels will spin. Ronald |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
I had an ABS light after changing wheel bearings. VAG system showed left front
with a low reading compared to the other three wheels until it reached ten mph. Turned out that the ABS sensor had been bumped so that it had twisted about 15 degrees out spec. I twisted it back straight and the problem was fixed. Sly wrote: > Just had two new tyres on my A3 and they balanced them with steel > weights, not lead as they are toxic and not allowed to be used any more > incase anyone eats their wheels! > > Since then my ASR light flashes when I pull away and has to be turned > off and on in order for me to carry on driving. > > Could the weights be affecting the ASR or worse still could it affect > my ABS when I need it most?! > > My garage is looking into it, but this could help if they find nothing > and others too in the future. > > Thanks > > Sly > |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
> And what country now doesn't allow proper wheel weights? I'd like to > avoid that country if possible--I have a low tolerance for extremists! It's the UK I'm afraid. We just don't like lead no more. |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
> No, your new tyres are slippy and need to bed in. Take it easy for a
> while. Steel weights are standard these days (EU Directive). It meant I > couldn't have stick-on weights on my A3 with 15" wheels as they fouled > the calipers. Took the family to Wales for the weekend so have covered over 500 miles and it still occurs. It is indeed tight with the calipers, the mechanic tried sticking one weight on the other and that would have fouled so he had to stick them alongside each other. They're right in the cap between the spokes as well, quite unsightly but they'll soon muddy up to match the rest of the car! |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
> I had an ABS light after changing wheel bearings. VAG system showed left front
> with a low reading compared to the other three wheels until it reached ten mph. > > Turned out that the ABS sensor had been bumped so that it had twisted about 15 > degrees out spec. I twisted it back straight and the problem was fixed. I watched the guys doing the job, friendly local garage, so I'm sure there was no damage. It was purely wheel off, wheel on again. I will check though if all else fails, thanks. |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
I meant Gap!
What was the alternative to stick on weights for you? If you don't mind me asking! |
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Balance weights affecting traction control?
Sly wrote:
> I meant Gap! > > What was the alternative to stick on weights for you? If you don't mind > me asking! > Normal clip-on ones that they hammer over the rim. I don't like them as they *always* mark the rim a little, but had no choice. |
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