Why Do We Balance Wheels? – Understanding Road Force

Most tire vibrations are fixed with routine dynamic tire balancing (high speed ) but some need more then that.  This video illustrates the process and need of a Road Force tire balancing service. 

This past week a new customer was refereed to us from a local custom wheel shop.  The customer had take his vehicle to several shops in attempt to correct his vibration concern at 70mph.  With our Road Force balancing service we were able to correct his concern by dynamic balancing of all four tires but the Road Force correction of two tires is what really put this to bed. 

The above image is the final goal.  The tire has been dynamically balanced and only has 17 pounds of road force variation.  

This is an example of a tire that we could not correct.  The road force variation was much to high to be corrected by rotating the wheel in relationship to the tire.  The wheel was not bent  and the tire bead was properly seated so the only repair for this would be a tire replacement. 

Fall News Letter

OCTOBER NEWSLETTER

     

Good day fantastic Petty Motorworks customers.

Summer has come to an end and while it was not a very hot summer I am looking forward to the crisp fall weather. It has been a while since I put together a newsletter and I hope you all enjoy reading it. 

“Love the trees until their leaves fall off, then encourage them to try again
next year.” – Chad Sugg

Details below.

• Things about Petty Motorworks
• Fall Specials
• Local events for all ages
• Fun Facts

Petty Motorworks is passionate about the Automotive Industry 

Click here to learn more about our industry involvement

Petty Motorworks Specials

October Tire Sale

November Tire Sale

Fall  Coupon Specials - Click here for full size image

NEARBY EVENTS - The Fall calendar is full

29th Annual Pine Barrens Jamboree

Napa Easy Pay Financing - 

• Petty Motorworks has great financing available if needed.  Check our the details below
• 6-12 month No Interest (if paid in full) financing is available for most repairs. 
• CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Historic Smithville Irish Festival

5th Annual Harvest Festival

                    

Saturday October 21 and Sunday October 22  11-5

Little Egg Harbor Twp Sports Complex

1 Sports Complex Dr. 

Little Egg Harbor, NJ

Did you know that Petty Motorworks Make Automotive Keys

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Hoofy's Fall Fest

Operation Halloween - This is a great event right in Brookville

Sip in Autumn Wine Festival

LAURITA WINERY OCTOBERFEST

Laurita Winery

Saturday 11 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sunday 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

85 Archertown Rd

New Egypt, NJ

LAURITA WINERY PAINT AND SIP

Family Fall Fest – Bayside Chapel

Saturday October 28 11 AM – 4 PM

Bayside Chapel, 965 W Bay Ave

Barnegat Township, NJ

Sentimental Cruisers & Barnegat Recreation Thank you veterans car and truck show

Awesome Autumn Campfire

2ND Annual OCVTS Foundation 5K Turkey Dash & 1 mile fun run/walk

Sunday November 5  Registration begins 8:30 a.m. 

117 Wells Mills Rd

Waretown, NJ

“It’s a Jeep Thing” Food Truck Festival

Laurita Winery

85 Archertown Rd

New Egypt, NJ

Harvest Fest

Holiday Wonderland and Christmas Market

Albert Music Hall

• Albert Music Hall is located right here in Waretown and has long historic connection  in NJ Pine Barrens
• They have live music almost every weekend and many special events throughout the year.  
• Click here to views schedule

Free Digital Vehicle Health Report (VHR) 

• We have been using a digital vehicle inspection system for over four years now, and our customers love it. Your VHR will be emailed and texted to you for review once completed. This is a great way for us to explain to you about your vehicle's service needs 
• Our VHR include photographs and videos to help demonstrate issues without you ever coming in the shop 

Napa Easy Pay Financing

• 6-12 month No Interest (if paid in full) financing is available for most repairs. 
• CLICK HERE TO APPLY

Support our local businesses  

Give your support to the local family-owned restaurants. Here is a list of local restaurants that offer takeout or delivery. 

• Kristy's Casual Dining -   Pick-up, Inside and Outside Dining

• Oyster Creek Brewery -  Pick-up, Delivery, Inside and Outside Seating

• Doyle's Pour House -  Pick-up, Inside and Outside Dining

• Lunch Box on 9 - Pick-up, Delivery, and Inside Seating

Learn About Your Car

Napa Gold Certified Auto Care Center

I am proud to say that we were the first Napa Gold Certified Auto Care Center in New Jersey and that our work carries a 3 year 36,000 mile Nation Wide Warranty.

Fun Facts 

There are More Than 7,500 apple Varieties

There is an amazing amount of apple varieties that are grown around the

globe. According to The Best of Life there are 2,500 types grown in the US

and 7,500 types in total. Since apples are so good for you, you can choose

the one you like and make sure to eat one a day to keep the doctor away.

A Thanksgiving Mistake Led to TV Dinners

In 1953, a Swanson employee accidently ordered a huge amount of

Turkeys according to Smithsonian Magazine. They had 260 tons of frozen

birds left after Thanksgiving. But thanks to the vision of Swanson salesman

Gerry Thomas, he saved the day and started a new industry. He ordered

5,000 aluminum tins and filled them with turkey, cornbread dressing with

gravy, peas and sweet potatoes and sold the first TV dinners for 98 cents.

They were a huge success.

The First Macy’s Parade Didn’t Have Balloons

The first parade in 1924, didn’t have any of the high-flying balloons like

Snoopy that has been an all-time favorite. But they did have live monkeys,

elephants, camels, and bears borrowed from the Central Park zoo

according to How Stuff Works.

The Rockefeller Christmas tree started small

The first Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center looked more like Charlie

Brown's than the resplendent one today. The iconic tree dates back to 

the Depression era. Construction workers first placed a small, undecorated tree

while working there in 1931. Two years later, another tree appeared in its

place, this time draped in lights. It just kept getting bigger every year.

Today, the majestic tree bears more than 25,000 twinkling lights and sees

millions of selfie-takers each season.

Astronauts broadcast "Jingle Bells" from space

Nine days before Christmas in 1965, astronauts Wally Schirra and Tom

Stafford aboard the Gemini 6 told Mission Control that they saw an

"unidentified flying object" about to enter Earth's atmosphere, traveling in the 

polar orbit from north to south. Just as things got tense, they interrupted 

the broadcast with “Jingle Bells,” as Wally played a small harmonica

accompanied by Tom shaking a handful of small sleigh bells.

South Jersey Automotive Training Alliance

 

I have expressed my frustration many times with the quality of local in-person technical training. Many of you know that I have been a technical trainer for years and I expect my staff to stay current in our ever changing field. We do close to 100 hours of training per technician annually though multiday technical conferences, webinars, web based training and in person classroom events.

I have asked a couple of local shop owners to join me as volunteers, working as a non-profit group to help bring better training to the area. We formed SJATA (South Jersey Automotive Training Alliance) earlier this year and have already had several high quality training events right here in town at Kristy's Diner. These classes include Advanced Brake Technology, No-Start Drivability Diagnosis, Hybrid/Electric Vehicle Repair and Maintenance, and Modern Sensor Technology.

Our Group is supported by the following shops and organizations and I am proud to call them industry friends: Ryan's Service Center, OTC car Care, Jon Miller Car Care, Bayville Auto Care, Malue Auto Care, Waretown NAPA, NAPA of NJ, and NGK USA. There are also many other shops in the area that have joined us for our training but these companies are the ones that make our organization possible.

This all started when Vinney Lobello from The Parts Shack and Rick Brown from Napa Corporate suggested launching a class in our area. The class was heavily sponsored by NAPA and The Parts Shack, and it was the kickstart for our organization and a huge success.

We are also working with Ocean County Vocational School System to encourage young talent to enter this highly skilled field. Petty Motorworks currently has two high school age apprentices working part time after school. One has completed a two year vocational program and we are sponsoring the other to attend the OCVTS evening program in the fall of 2024. This evening school program is perfectly suited for our industry because we will be working directly with the instructor and the student to reinforce the students weekly training. By having this intimate connection between the school and the shop the budding apprentice will have a much higher chance of success and hopefully have a rewarding and satisfying career.

  

Fall Coupon Specials

 Good till 11/30/2023

Continental Tire Sale

 

Petty Motorworks is co-sponsoring a Continental Tire Sale for the month of October.  Stop in today and we will help you select a set of tires that will not only fit your budget,  but provide you with the ride and performance you deserve.  

November (2023) we will be offering an additional savings to our already valuable Fall Tire Sale. 

Purchase four tires and:  

---Get up to a $110 manufacturer Visa Gift Card rebate on the purchase of most Continental passenger car and SUV tires. 

---Many other manufacturers are offering specials as well, we will do the research for you. 

---Free wheel alignment check, so you only pay for the wheel alignment if your vehicle needs it.  Should a wheel alignment be recommended we will also apply a $50.00 discount.

---Free Digital Vehicle Health Inspection so you will know all your current and future vehicle service and repair needs. 

General Light Truck Tire Sale

Petty Motorworks is co-sponsoring a General Light Truck Tire Sale for the month of October.  Stop in today and we will help you select a set of tires that will not only fit your budget,  but provide you with the ride and performance you deserve.  

October (2023) we will be offering an additional savings to our already valuable Spring Tire Sale. 

Purchase four tires and:  

---Get up to a $100 manufacturer Visa Gift Card rebate on the purchase of most General Light Truck and SUV tires. 

---Many other manufacturers are offering specials as well, we will do the research for you. 

---Free wheel alignment check, so you only pay for the wheel alignment if your vehicle needs it.  Should a wheel alignment be recommended we will also apply a $50.00 discount.

---Free Digital Vehicle Health Inspection so you will know all your current and future vehicle service and repair needs. 

Automotive Key Programming

As most people know, today’s vehicles have become increasingly technologically advanced.  This also includes your vehicle’s security system.  All vehicles sold today, other than law enforcement, have some type of security system that prevents the vehicle from being operated without a programmed ignition key.  Some are still blade style keys but others have gone to proximity type keys and use a push button to start the car.  These keys can be very expensive to replace when going to a locksmith or the dealership and that is why Petty Motorworks has added this to our skillset.  

NASTF stands for National Automotive Security Taskforce and it was founded to create a secure platform that automotive manufacturers can use to ensure that sensitive vehicle security information does not end up in the hands of bad actors.  

A VSP is a Vehicle Security Professional and can only be attained through NASTF.  In order for a person to become a VSP the business and the individual have to go through extensive background and financial checks.  You cannot get a VSP without being an employee of a licensed business with a good reputation and in good financial standing.  This is renewed every year and it is not only required to program high security vehicle keys but the modules associated with them such as your engine control computer. 

Tom Petty, the owner of Petty Motorworks has always been a highly respected diagnostic technician and felt that it was the logical choice to grow the business's capabilities by including high security automotive keys and remotes. Petty Motorworks has invested in training, equipment and inventory as well as having performed all the needed tasks to meet the highest ethical standards set forth by NASTF in order to serve our customers appropriately.