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COMPUTER RIDE DIAGNOSTIC
WHEEL BALANCER

OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS

Form ZEEWB519A

rev C

July, 2006

BFH 1000 and BFH 1000 Super

EEWB519A and EEWB519S

Summary of Contents for BFH 1000

Page 1: ...COMPUTER RIDE DIAGNOSTIC WHEEL BALANCER OPERATION INSTRUCTIONS Form ZEEWB519A rev C July 2006 BFH 1000 and BFH 1000 Super EEWB519A and EEWB519S ...

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Page 3: ...tomotive technician s responsibility to be knowledgeable of the wheels and tires being serviced It is essential to use proper service methods in an appropriate and acceptable manner that does not endanger your safety the safety of others in the work area or the equipment or vehicle being serviced It is assumed that prior to using the BFH 1000 or BFH 1000 Super Ride Diagnostic Wheel Balancer the op...

Page 4: ... vicinity of open containers of flammable liquids gasoline 6 Keep hair loose fitting clothing fingers and all parts of the body away from moving parts 7 Adequate ventilation should be provided when working on operating internal combustion engines 8 To reduce the risk of electric shock do not use on wet surfaces or expose to rain 9 Do not hammer on or hit any part of the control panel with weight p...

Page 5: ...RATION OF THE BALANCER 16 6 1 CHECK LIST INSPECTION 16 6 2 BALANCE SCREEN DESCRIPTION 17 6 2 1 WHEEL MOUNTING 18 6 2 2 STANDARD WHEELS BACK CONE MOUNT 18 6 2 3 CENTERING LIGHT TRUCK WHEELS 18 6 3 SCAN MODE SELECTION 19 6 4 SPINNING THE WHEEL 20 6 5 SELECTING THE WEIGHT PLACEMENT 20 6 6 CORRECTION OF THE IMBALANCE 21 6 6 PROCEDURE WHEN SCANNER FAILS TO ACQUIRE A VALID PROFILE 21 6 7 VERIFICATION OF...

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Page 7: ...im diameter 8 30 inches Max tire diameter 44 inches Minimum distance required from cabinet to rim edge 56 mm 2 20 inches for wheel sizes 13 18 inches in diameter Minimum distance required from cabinet to rim edge 81 mm 3 19 inches for wheel sizes 19 24 inches in diameter 4 The BFH balancer is designed to properly scan the profile of existing rims Extreme geometric combinations of rim diameter and ...

Page 8: ...and thus not reasonable The manufacturer shall not be considered liable for possible damages caused by improper wrong or non reason able use 1 3 BFH 1000 SPECIFICATIONS Weight Imbalance Accuracy 05 oz 1 gram Weight Placement Resolution 7 degrees Weight Imbalance Resolution Roundoff Mode 25 oz 5 grams Non Roundoff Mode 05 oz 1 gram Max Shaft Weight Capacity 154 lbs 70 kg Max Tire Diameter 44 1117 m...

Page 9: ...e Power Clamping for Precise Wheel Placement Fast Tire Wheel Diagnostic System Time Floor to Floor Captured back spring eliminates having to handle the backing spring Automatic recalculation if weight positions are changed No need for re spinning the wheel Common 40 mm diameter mounting shaft Easy to Read LCD Data Display Monitor Dynamic and single weight Static capability Stop at Top features sim...

Page 10: ...6A Cone 56 84 mm 2 2 3 3 4 EAM0003J05A Cone 43 63 mm 1 7 2 5 5 EAC0058D07A Cup Large Pressure 6 EAM0005D54A Plastic Sleeve 7 EAA0283D53A Power Clamp Nut 8 EAM0005D40A Weight Shaft Calibration 9 EAC0058D08A Small Presure Disk 10 EAA0247G21A Caliper Rim Width 11 EAC0060G02A Flange Cover Hook 12 EAM0006G01A Pin Accessory 13 58839 Weight Pliers 14 EAC0058D15A Soft Protective Ring Figure 1 ...

Page 11: ...0A Stick on Weight Removal Tool Flange Plates Kit of 4 7 Cone Set EAK0221J31A EEHT300A EAK0221J22A Standard with BFH Super PRE INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 1 7 DIMENSIONS OF THE MACHINE Figure 2 EAM0003J64 1 70 T0 2 23 Cone EAM0003J65 2 03 T0 3 17 Cone EAM0003J66 2 38 T0 3 51 Cone EAM0003J67 2 74 T0 3 87 Cone EAM0003J68 3 08 T0 4 21 Cone EAM0003J69 3 42 T0 5 40 Cone EAM0003J70 4 21 T0 6 30 Cone ...

Page 12: ...a The installation of the machine requires a working area of at least 64 x 64 1626 x1626 mm See Figure 3 1 9 INSTALLATION PRECAUTIONS CAUTION CAREFULLY REMOVE THE BALANCER FROM THE PALLET Remove the hardware that secures the machine to the pallet and slide the balancer onto the floor where it is to be installed THE UNIT IS HEAVY AND THE WEIGHT IS NOT EVENLY DISTRIBUTED DO NOT LIFT THE BALANCER BY ...

Page 13: ... BE RETRIEVED FOR DIAGNOSIS BY A TECHNICIAN 2 2 SETUP Every shop has different procedural requirements meaning each machine should be customized to the unique services performed at that location Most attributes are set from the Main Function menu A second Optima menu allows further customization 2 2 1 Customizing the System A Select the Function key F1 from the Welcome menu The Main Function setup...

Page 14: ...Page 8 Figure 5a Complete Function Menu listing ...

Page 15: ...subsequent spin to be a check spin using the same parameters and profile E Advanced Options selection will activate the Optiline feature available with the BFH1000 Super See page 28 for Operation details F Advanced Spoke Detection will enable a multiple pass spoke counter When enabled the spoke counter will attempt to detect spoke in mutiple locations G Enable or disable Flat Spot Detection This f...

Page 16: ...measured data and error codes Detailed description of display fields The screen is subdivided into various display fields each of which is associated with a certain type of information Information fields 1 Number of the installed program version Machine name Date and time 2 Selected Menu name 3 Selected profiling mode 4 Electrical compensation 5 Error codes 6 Menu fields Icons illustrating special...

Page 17: ... of the menu field or at the edges initiate various actions a Press key to access a sub menu e g key F4 Balancing b Press and hold key down while rotating wheel at same time e g key F11 Number of spokes c Press key to toggle between two options or states e g key F9 Static dynamic unbalance d Press key to toggle between several options or states e g key F21 Weight position for correction plane e To...

Page 18: ...s the shaft is rotated only when stick on weights are selected Icon 6 Toggle switch two functions reading only as long as the key is pressed quick reading Pressed on top Precision reading of unbalance no suppression of minor unbalance readings Pressed on bottom Toggles through possible placement locations of weight placement for conventional balancing run Icons 7a and 7b Select static unbalance or...

Page 19: ...N STORED PARAMETERS Icon 17 Select or store a wheel profile Hold key down and select copy or store by rotating the wheel Icon 18 Store a parameter Select memory location to store current wheel profile for later retrieval yellow arrow Select OK to enter the values currently in use to a stored location Icon 19 Copy a stored parameter Select memory location for retrieval yellow arrow Select OK to ent...

Page 20: ...xt box location Icon 26 Transfer characters from the character set to the text field Icon 27 Save text 3 2 8 FUNCTION SETUP Icon 28 Change selected topic to desired value or function Icon 29 Hold button and rotate the wheel to scroll up or down to the desired line item Setup screen illustration When desired features have been selected save to permanent memory by selecting line item 3 Save to Perma...

Page 21: ...f an error code provides hints for remedy See Figure 11 Display help information Press the HELP key See Figure 12 The first screen with help information appears e g to the screen RIM DATA INPUT Press the HELP key once more to display any additional screen with information Quit help information Press the ESC key ...

Page 22: ...age the power clamp jaws when the lock nut is placed on the shaft Lift upward again to release the clamp nut NOTE The first time the unit is operated after power up make sure the power clamp engaging jaws are in the outer most position and ready for use An Error of E14 may result if the unit cannot accurately determine the clamping jaw position Simple press ESC to continue lift the pedal again to ...

Page 23: ...ire assembly 2 Mounting wheel onto shaft 3 Scanner entry of wheel profile 4 Applying the recommended weight 5 Optima Mode diagnosis if required or Check spin if desired 6 Dismounting the wheel The following operation instructions will follow the basic outline above 6 1 CHECK LIST INSPECTION Observe Before Balancing Wheel 1 Check for proper air pressure If not correct inflate to correct pressure 2 ...

Page 24: ...placed at top dead center when the arrows indicate green The stick on weight is placed as indi cated by the laser pointer The operator selects the desired mode as indicated by the yellow weight icons such as clip stick as shown in the example below Subsequent wheels will use the same mode Tread depth is measured to be within tolerance in the example Figure 16c Tread Depth Indicators Good Marginal ...

Page 25: ... rims with a true center hole 2 Car rims without a center hole 3 Car rims with an untrue center hole 4 Light truck rims 6 2 2 STANDARD WHEELS BACK CONE MOUNT Mount the wheel as detailed below in Figure 18a 1 Mount proper cone against spring plate 2 Mount wheel on shaft in the same manner as you would on the car 3 Mount the Power Clamp nut along with proper pressure cup 4 To operate the power clamp...

Page 26: ...el weight position Spoke count when ALU mode is detected Balancing The PROFILING mode is indicated by the following symbol that is visible in informa tion box 3 in the left upper corner of the screen OPTIMA mode is used for checking the ride performance of the wheel and includes Rim profiling to get rim data including ALU wheel weight position Spoke count when ALU mode is detected Balancing Radial...

Page 27: ...al and lateral runout are measured After runout values along with the imbalance date are collected and stored the BFH1000 then determines if an Optimization procedure will benefit this assembly Thresholds can be set in the Optima setup menu to determine the break point 6 5 SELECTING THE WEIGHT PLACEMENT A 2 Plane Choose the appropriate balancing mode for the wheel To select the various 2 plane wei...

Page 28: ...o recalculate the proper correction values To change a value in the Parameter or Optima mode the corresponding button must be depressed twice Modify the data by pushing and holding F3 F4 or F5 and turning the wheel until the desired value is displayed After the wheel has been unclamped from the balancer the balancer will switch back to the previous mode for the next wheel assembly 6 7 VERIFICATION...

Page 29: ...rd dynamic balance in ALU mode places compensation weight in two planes inner and outer at the bottom dead center for each plane of calculated imbalance Sometimes the outside weight placement may be unsightly on a custom wheel The Spoke Mode is designed to hide outer plane corrective weight by placing the required weight behind selected spokes in order to retain the esthetic appeal of the wheel 1 ...

Page 30: ...ement of ride performance is displayed in per cent in the BFH 1000 Results Screen 8 1 Selecting Mode Select the desired profiling mode for the balance run Press and hold the F6 BFH 1000 Softkey for 3 seconds to toggle between Profiling mode and full BFH 1000 mode See F6 Key in Fig ure 22 The corresponding indicator icon will appear in box 3 on the Welcome screen to indicate the current mode 8 2 Be...

Page 31: ... See Figure 26 Wheel radial runout Rim radial runout Rim Lateral runout The proportion of rim and tire runout The amount of static imbalance influence The amount of correction possible by a geometric cor rection A Warning note if an excessive amount of radial runout is detected on the wheel assembly Press the HELP softkey to read about suggestions to remedy the prob lem Select softkey F2 to displa...

Page 32: ...re 28 Rotate the assembly so the arrows are both GREEN as shown in Figure 29 Mark the tire at top dead center Se lect F6 to continue Remove the Wheel assembly from the balancer and break the bead using a tire changer Rotate the tire on the rim so the mark and valve stem are lined up See Figure 30 Reinflate the tire to specifications Mount the assembly back onto the balancer as before Select Start ...

Page 33: ...ugges tions See Figure 33 If the assembly passed this time the BFH 1000 display would say OK If a problem is detected the information is displayed on the diagnostics screen See Figure 34 the example indicated a high runout on the wheel BFH 1000 procedures are not possible The static equivalent imbalance is shown Astatic equiva lent indicates how much static imbalance it would take to equal the out...

Page 34: ...FH 1000 has the ability to automatically detect the presence of a bare rim when mounted The unit will then measure both bead seat surfaces for radial runout The unit will then display a report with a graphical dis play of surface irregularities and the values of runout See Figure 36 Press cancel to prompt to the weight placement screen to view the amount of imbalance and correct if desired See Fig...

Page 35: ...x on each axle is compensated or minimized The feature OptiLine is selected in the BFH 1000 Optima screen by pushing the F6 but ton See Figures 38 and 39 When the OptiLine mode is selected the picto rial in the status bar changes from to Depending on the measurements the BAL ANCING screen or the ENTRY screen will come up After the wheel has been matched and or the imbalance has been corrected the ...

Page 36: ...measurements the BALANCING screen or the BFH 1000 ENTRY screen will come up After the wheel has been matched and or the im balance has been corrected the wheel is unclamped from the balancer and the SET OF WHEELS 2 screen will come up as shown in Figure 45 with a GREEN tag Wheel number 2 can now be entered to the set by pushing either F3 F4 or F5 depending which kind of wheel is used When the 4th ...

Page 37: ...tart a new set Pressing the F2 button results in cancellation of all data for wheels that have been stored to a set See Figure 49 Pressing F1 will cancel the complete proce dure DELETE all data that have already been entered to the set of wheels so far and EXITS OptiLine See Figure 50 When the OptiLine feature is disabled to be enabled again return to the Optima screen and Select the OptiLine Feat...

Page 38: ...edure uses this special Calibration Tool supplied in the kit on whose front surface the rear laser s beam must run The calibration should be carried out regularly It is recommended to perform a calibration on a monthly basis To perform the PULL calibration proceed as follows Open the OPTIMA ENTRY screen page as shown below in Figure 51 Figure 51 Select key F3 to open the OPTIMA PARAMETERS screen p...

Page 39: ... the factory calibration is less than 0 5 the operation ends with a positive result and the text OK appears If the value is excessive an error E400 Pull index user calibration failure is displayed and a service technician should be notified The balancer will how ever continue to function cor rectly for normal balancing procedures To exit press ESC The procedure is also described on the balancer di...

Page 40: ...the Calibration key F1 Fig 53 3 Place 2 cones followed by the clamping nut no retainer onto the shaft Lift the pedal to clamp See Figure 54 4 Lower the wheel guard and press the SPIN key The bal ancer should spin and come to a complete stop See Fig ure 55 4 After the balancer comes to a stop raise the wheel guard and screw the calibration slug into left side of the flange plate Lower the wheel gua...

Page 41: ...ation procedure is required to calibrate the actual position of the laser scanners with respect to the balancer reference plane Contact a Service Representative 8 Check BFH Hardware E 361 Wheel profiler is not present or responding during the self test The balancer controller board was not able to communicate with the camera controller board during startup test Possible causes The camera controlle...

Page 42: ... code is displayed D Hardware test Current of optoelectronic LED C10705 C10706 C10707 C10708 If the current voltage is below or above a limit the error code is displayed E Hardware test Transducer signals C10410 C10420 C10430 Checks transimpedance and signal amplifiers and transducer values If no signals from the transducers are detected the error code is displayed F Hardware test Auto stop system...

Page 43: ...l the Equiserv service center for assistance The machine gives random readouts Machine unstable on the floor Check that machine is stable Water in the tire Remove water from tire Loose adaptor Tighten the adaptor firmly Defective electronic board Call the Equiserv service center for assistance The machine does not stop after Defective electronic component Stop using the machine immedi balancing cy...

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