Necessary Wheel Service Equipment Every Workshop Need

1. Necessary Wheel Service Equipment Every Workshop Need Wheel and tyre service equipment are the basic requirement of every garage or workshop to serve their clients at its best. In fact, according to estimation, of all the purchases of aftermarket parts, wheel and tyre service accounts almost 20 percent of it. Workshop and garage owner prefer buying wheel service equipment as they are among the basic yet significant parts that are required in a garage to provide good service and generate great revenue. When it comes to wheel service equipment, the three most important wheel service equipment that every garage or workshop needs are wheel alignment tool, car wheel balancer, and wheel alignment tool. Let’s get to each of them in detail. All you need to know about Wheel Service Equipment Tyre Changer Machine: (i) Types Depending on the arm types, tyre changer machine can comes in a variety of arm types such as — leverless, tiltback, and swingarm. The leverless tpe is generally used in high-volume workshops where servicing of variety of tyres occurs. Titlback type is ideal for changing larger tyres. TWSA Page 1

2. The swingarm is used in smaller workshops where there is a requirement for changing only tyres of a particular size. (ii) Physical Effort Changing tyres requires a whole lot of physical effort. Consider a tyre changer with pneumatic life so that it could reduce the effort and assist the tech in the process of lifting the wheel assemblies onto the tyre changer. (iii) Training and Service While buying tyre changer, choose a solution provider that provides you the basic training or knowledge on using the equipment well. This way you will also be able to ensure the best return on the investment. (iv) Tyre type and size As a workshop or garage, you are have to treat vehicles with variety of tyres having different tyre size. So, it becomes important to find a tyre changer that is able to handle different types of tyres. (v) Power Supply Servicing tyre using a tyre changes requires power supply ranging from 110V to 220V. So, it is important that your workshop’s electrical system could handle the power requirements of the equipment. Wheel Alignment Tool: TWSA Page 2

3. (i)Traditional or Portable? Portable wheel aligners are versatile machines that do not require a dedicated bay as they are tower-free. While traditional or fixed wheel aligner requires more space as the machine needs to remains fixed within a bay. (ii) Lift Make sure that the lift that you are using with your wheel alignment tool can be used without any obstruction. (iii)Service and training Choose the workshop solution provider that gives you adequate knowledge and training to ensure best return on investment by putting the machine to optimum use. (iv)Software Ensure that your wheel alignment tool comes with compatible software that makes the job of you tech quite easier. Car Wheel Balancer: (i) Electronic or hand-spun As the name suggests, electronic car wheel balancer is powered by electricity and there is a push button that aids the process of spinning and balancing wheels. While hand-spun balancer uses a hand crank to spin the wheels. This type is balancer is majorly ideal for low-volume workshops TWSA Page 3

4. (ii) Diagnostic capabilities Advanced and modern wheel balancing system uses a high-end interface so ensure that the tech performs precise balancing. This feature is used to ensure that the tech performs precise, efficient, and correct balancing. (iii) Service and training Choose a solution provider that gives adequate knowledge and training for the optimum use of the equipment. (iv) Sonar and Laser Laser and sonar technology are used in wheel balancers to ensure efficient performance and minimize weight consumption. If you are using a traditional balancer, it might require more weight, spins, and repositioning. (v) Shaft Shaft is an important part of wheel balancer. The diameter and offset of shaft is very important for the overall performance of the machine. So, make sure your equipment has durable shaft. Contact Us: Address: 1/24 Anzac Ave Smeaton Grange Sydney, NSW 2567 Australia Website: https://twsa.com.au/ Email ID: serivce.nsw@twsa.com.au sales.nsw@twsa.com.au Contact No: 1300 871 711 TWSA Page 4