Motech

[dr. d]

Replaced all 4 tires with new ones last July 13.
Tire shop balanced the 2 front ones. When I asked about the rear, he said only the 2 front ones are important, hence they didn't balance the rear.
I'm not the confrontational type so I just went to Motech today August 5 to have the rear tires balanced, in preparation for a long trip.
They informed me that the rear right was already balanced and proceeded with rear left.
Breakdown:
Front Left, yellow dot aligned to valve stem, balanced with <= 4 weights
Front Right, red dot aligned to valve stem, balanced with <= 4 weights
Rear Right, red dot aligned to valve stem, still balanced after replacing tire, has <= 4 weights
Rear Left, red dot aligned to valve stem, outer wheel = 15 weights continuous, inner wheel = 10 weights spread in groups of 5, 3, 2
All four rims are in identical conditions in my observation.

If I redo rear left balancing with less weights at another shop, my suspicion will be confirmed

afterthought.

i would have insisted on having all four tyres balanced.
may bearings din ang rear wheels.
and rear tyres may not remain at the rear, for their entire lifespans.

in my opinion.
na-isahan po kayo.
lesson learned.
highs!

personally,
i would bring that last wheel for balancing, elsewhere, for piece of mind.
and unless i saw the other tyre being balanced, i would assume that it hadn't been balanced, either.