When I used to race dirt bikes we screwed the tires to the rim with sheet
metal screws. Probably not what you wanted to hear!
Cheers,
Larry Hoy
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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On Tue, 08 Jul 97 14:30:38 -0500 "John Di Fede"<difejo@consumer.org>
writes:
>
> Ok, Ok, It's not an MG, but a still a LBC
>
> Has anybody ever expirenced this situation with their wire wheels?
>
> I've got a TR-6 with stock wire wheels. It seems that the tires
shift
> slightly in relation to the wheel. When this happens, the tube
also
> shifts. The valve stem then gets pulled at an angle against the
rim,
> and it seems that the valve stem develops a slow leak. This
happend
> to me a few times before I realized what was happening. This most
> recent time was with new tires and a new tube, after only about 80
> miles of driving.
>
> The rubber bands on the rims are in good condition. Also, when the
> old tires were removed from the rims, the tire bead which contacts
the
> top of the spokes (outside bead) was worn from what seems like back
> and forth shifting of the tire on the rim.
>
> The tires are new BF Goodrich TA touring radials size 205-70-15,
which
> seem to be the recommended replacement size for the 185-15
originals.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>
> John
>
>
> 73 MGB
> 80 MGB (for sale)
> 75 TR-6
>
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