| Also known as | 28-2851, W1197 |
| Diagram | Fig. 17 — FRONT WHEEL · ref 17 |
| Subsystem | wheels |
| Listed in parts books | 1960–1962, 1964–1970, 1973–1975 |
Balance weight, 1/2 oz. as required
A 1/2 oz balance weight for the front wheel, used to fine-tune wheel and tire balance.
This is a 1/2 oz balance weight for the front wheel, used to fine-tune the balance of the wheel and tire assembly. It shows up across a long run of front wheel figures in the parts books, from the earlier drum-front-wheel machines through the later type front wheel setups, which tells you this is a small common item rather than something tied to one specific model.
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The part carries an older factory number, W1197, alongside its current catalog number 37-1197, plus another factory-side number 28-2851 for the same piece. If you're working from an older parts book you may see any of these three numbers referring to the same weight.
These weights are cheap insurance to keep a few on hand when you're truing up a wheel — they're small, easy to lose track of, and there's no harm in having extras in the parts drawer. Given how many front wheel figures this appears in, confirm which weight configuration your wheel actually needs before ordering, since wheels can call for more than one.
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