Is It a Big Deal If Wheel Balancing Is Not Done After Tire Repair?

[Henderson]

Wheel balancing should not be skipped after tire repair, as high-speed rotating machinery is significantly affected by material factors. Impacts, corrosion, wear, and coking can all cause imbalance faults in the rotor system of the machine. About 70% of vibration faults in rotating machinery originate from rotor system imbalance. Typically, maintenance personnel address severely vibrating rotors by dismantling them, directly replacing components like impellers, and then reinstalling and running them to reduce vibration. To prevent machine damage, ensure the safety of on-site personnel, and maintain normal production operations, dynamic balance correction is necessary. For rotors operating at speeds far below the critical speed, the deformation caused by imbalance is minimal. Such rotors can be treated as rigid bodies, and dynamic balancing can be performed at low speeds, known as rigid rotor dynamic balancing.