Balance weights affecting traction control?
#11
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Re: Balance weights affecting traction control?
"Sly" <slyjenkins@tesco.net> wrote in message
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> 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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Re: Balance weights affecting traction control?
"Sly" <slyjenkins@tesco.net> wrote in message
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> 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
#13
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Re: Balance weights affecting traction control?
"Sly" <slyjenkins@tesco.net> wrote in message
news:1169470954.821143.270080@11g2000cwr.googlegro 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
#14
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Re: 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
>
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
>
#15
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Re: 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
>
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
>
#16
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Re: 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
>
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
>
#17
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Posts: n/a
Re: 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
>
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
>