Liquid and bead wheel balancing

[Uber_Otter]

Originally Posted by severous01

fluid dynamics says it's going to move the furthest away from center...no matter the balance of the wheel. so, if the out of balance section is vibrating and the wheel is moving in an eliptical manner, the liquid or free moving parts will migrate to the furthest point....hence making balance worse.

Yes that's true, it only works when the tires on the road or spun on non-fixed axle. When the heavy spot is at the top the wheel hops up enough to pull whatever media your using to the opposite side. This continues until the tie balances itself out.

If you spin it on a fixed axle like a spin balacer it will do exactly what you are saying.

http://www.innovativebalancing.com/HowItWorks.htm