> From: phile@pwcs.stpaul.gov (Philip J Ethier)
> Subject: Knock-off hubs revisited
> To: british-cars@hoosier.cs.utah.edu
> Date: Thu, 17 Sep 92 9:52:40 CDT
>
> Roland writes >
>
> >On my snake both right-side hubs have left-hand threads. I assume
> >that's standard for Brit car knock-offs.
>
> Yes and no.
>
> That is standard for the Rudge system of splined hubs commonly used on wire
> wheels on AC, Jaguar, MG, Triumph and the like.
>
> The threads on pin-drive knock-offs seem to run the other way. Lotus Elan is
> an example of this, and I would not be surprised if the steel-wheel MGA Twin
> Cam was the same way.
Hmmm. I've noticed that the knock-off for the pin-drive Halibrands on
Cobras are saftey-wired.
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