MH Tire Balance

Airstreamer67 wrote:
Quote: "Equal has a similar applicator to add the balancing powder through the valve stem. If you use Equal, make sure you also use the special valve stem cores with the attached screen to insure you do not get a grain of the powder trapped in the valve core seal and loose air pressure. Dynabeads are much larger so you do not have that problem with them." End of Quote.

Actually, the Dynabeads folks do recommend the use of special valve cores with screens on them to keep the beads from obstructing the cores. They sell such cores for that use. However, I have found Dynabeads work very well without problems with regular unscreened valve cores. In fact, ironically, the only valve cores I ever had problems with while using Dynabeads were the screened ones I bought from Dynabeads for use with their product. Several of those screened stems leaked air over a several year period, and I replaced each of them with regular cores with no further problems whatsoever. Kind of funny the way it worked out for me.

Dynabeads come in different sizes. The ones specifically for RV's are the largest beads and are designed to work with standard valve cores and with any TPMS system. A lot of shops do not stock the larger RV beads and they then recommend the special valve cores with the smaller beads. The best bet is to just order the right Dynabeads and take them with you when you get new tires.
Equal POWDER works fine if there is no moisture in your tires. Any moisture tends to cause clumping with is not a problem with the Dynabeads. Some tire installers use way too much lubricant when mounting tires and this can affect the balancing powder.