Mythic@lemmy.world to 195@lemmy.world · 1 year agoLaw abiding lemmitizenlemmy.worldimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up115arrow-down10
arrow-up115arrow-down1imageLaw abiding lemmitizenlemmy.worldMythic@lemmy.world to 195@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squaresharpiemarker@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 year agoThey’re wheel weights for balancing. You may have some on your own wheels. It’s normal to need a few. The “mechanic” who did this number likely did it as a “fuck you” to the customer. There’s no way this was negligence or ineptitude.
minus-squareHocEnimVeni@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoHanlon’s razor: never attribute to malice which is adequately explained by stupidity. If a tire is not mounted properly to the balancing machine it will tell the tech to put pounds of weights on the wheel.
They’re wheel weights for balancing. You may have some on your own wheels. It’s normal to need a few. The “mechanic” who did this number likely did it as a “fuck you” to the customer. There’s no way this was negligence or ineptitude.
Hanlon’s razor: never attribute to malice which is adequately explained by stupidity.
If a tire is not mounted properly to the balancing machine it will tell the tech to put pounds of weights on the wheel.