If the splines are shot, then the knockoff will spin off when the brakes
are applied. Saw it once with an MGB that had a flat on the road and
borrowed someone's spare that wasn't in good shape.
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php
On 08/09/2017 10:44 PM, Mirek Sharp wrote:
> Hmm, I was taught (as a young apprentice with British Leyland in the
> late 70s), to beat the daylights out of them until they are really
> tight. I spin the wheel as I go so I am not hitting on the same ?ear?
> of the knock-off. I have done that religiously for the 43 years I have
> owned my BT7 and never had an issue. When I worked in a garage that
> specialized in English sports cars, we used to occasionally get cars in
> that the owner said needed u-joints because there was a knock when
> braking or accelerating, It sometimes turned out to be the wheels and a
> few good cracks with ?ole Thor corrected the problem.
>
> That said I have only seen a wire wheel come off once because the
> knock-off unscrewed. It was a TR3 that an uninformed tow truck driver
> had picked up from the back and towed ?backwards?. Knock-offs undid
> themselves. I still think that it would not have happened if they were
> good and tight.
>
> Mirek
>
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of
> *Per Schoerner
> *Sent:* August-09-17 4:39 AM
> *To:* Roger Grace
> *Cc:* Healey List
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wheel Spinners
>
> Hi
>
> Try it with the car raised from ground, much easier that way. Btw. I
> also only tighten them by hand and one or two blows with a rubber
> mallet, no point in tightening them any more than that.
>
> Per
>
> Skickat fr?n min iPhone
>
>
> 9 aug. 2017 kl. 03:05 skrev Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net
>
> On my BJ8 with new MWS 72 spoke WW and hubs I find that the wheels
> are over tightening themselves particularly the front.
>
> Have read the Rudge Whitworth self tightening info. but still not happy.
>
> When I fit the wheels I tighten by hand then do a light couple of
> taps with my lead mallet.
>
> After but a few miles I find that I have to really slog the spinners
> just to get them to move - the ol? girl shakes all over.
>
> It really is excessive and fear one day wont be able to get them to
> move at all ? particularly on roadside.
>
> What gives ?
>
> Anyone else encountered this issue ?
>
> rg
>
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