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I=92ve found that a tube of antiseize anywhere in the garage wil eventually=
spread to cover everything else in the garage. It has its uses, but you ne=
ed to be careful and sparing with it or you will find it everywhere...
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From: Healeys <healeys-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of John Vrugtman <=
javrugtman@htcnet.org>
Sent: Monday, May 11, 2020 12:31 AM
To: healeys@autox.team.net <healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] The Saturday Night Rant - Part III Knock offs
I hate anti-seize, maybe it works just fine for spline hubs, but I find it =
get everywhere, and it doesn't clean off easily, while grease does, and the=
purpose is to prevent the wheel from seizing, grease works OK.
John
64/66 BJ8s
On 5/10/2020 7:47 PM, Mirek Sharp wrote:
Mike, I am still a little sceptical that something is still not quite right=
. No matter whether it was a Triumph, MG, Healey, Jag, Morgan or anything =
else I have had the joy to work on, I have, after cleaning the splines and =
threads (hub and knock-off), and coating with an anti-seize compound, alwa=
ys been able to tighten the knock-offs by hand or with a few light taps wit=
h a hammer to be able to eliminate all play between the wheel and the hub. =
When I am convinced it is all seated properly, then I will give a few subs=
tantial whacks with a copper or hide-faced hammer to tighten it up. Drivin=
g will tighten them the rest of the way. You should not need to wail on th=
e knock-off to eliminate the play. Given how critical a safety issue this =
is, I would be inclined to disassemble it and fully investigate the fit of =
everything. Perhaps it is just tight threads =96 try removing the wheel an=
d threading the knock-off on =96 it should go all the way on by hand. If i=
t doesn=92t, there is your issue. That should be rectified because if the=
threads are not a good match, the tight threads may prevent the knock-off =
from self-tightening.
More work I know, but we all seem to have time on our hands.
http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys
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<div>I=92ve found that a tube of antiseize anywhere in the garage wil event=
ually spread to cover everything else in the garage. It has its uses, but y=
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ounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of John Vrugtman <javrugtman@htcnet.=
org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Monday, May 11, 2020 12:31 AM<br>
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<div>I hate anti-seize, maybe it works just fine for spline hubs, but I fin=
d it get everywhere, and it doesn't clean off easily, while grease does, an=
d the purpose is to prevent the wheel from seizing, grease works OK.<br>
<br>
John<br>
64/66 BJ8s<br>
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<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"=
;Calibri","sans-serif"">Mike, I am still a little sceptical =
that something is still not quite right. No matter whether it was a T=
riumph, MG, Healey, Jag, Morgan or anything else I have had the
joy to work on, I have, after cleaning the splines and threads (hub and kn=
ock-off), and coating with an anti-seize compound, always been able t=
o tighten the knock-offs
<u>by hand or with a few light taps</u> with a hammer to be able to elimina=
te all play between the wheel and the hub. When I am convinced it is =
all seated properly, then I will give a few substantial whacks with a coppe=
r or hide-faced hammer to tighten it
up. Driving will tighten them the rest of the way. You should =
not need to wail on the knock-off to eliminate the play. Given how cr=
itical a safety issue this is, I would be inclined to disassemble it and fu=
lly investigate the fit of everything. Perhaps
it is just tight threads =96 try removing the wheel and threading the knoc=
k-off on =96 it should go all the way on by hand. If it doesn=92t, th=
ere is your issue. That should be rectified because if the thre=
ads are not a good match, the tight threads may prevent
the knock-off from self-tightening.</span></p>
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<p class=3D"x_MsoNormal"><span style=3D"font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"=
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have time on our hands.</span></p>
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listinfo/healeys">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a>
ox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/javrugtman@htcnet.org">http://autox.tea=
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