He would also have to have the wrong spindles, to go with the wrong knock
offs.
john.kahoon@juno.com
71 midget
On Fri, 04 Sep 1998 11:05:08 -0500 Carol <car@intersatx.net> writes:
>Marc...
>
>Are you SURE you have the spinners on the correct side of the car?
>There
>are spinners for the "near" side and for the "off" side of the car.
>The
>word "UNDO" has an arrow pointing to the front of the car. To tighten
>the
>spinner you turn it toward the rear of the car -- away from the arrow.
>If
>you put the spinners on the wrong side of the car they can "unspin" as
>you
>drive and cause all sorts of mayhem and damage...
>
>I'm not trying to be a smarty pants here, but sometimes we overlook
>the
>obvious.
>
>Carol
>
>
>At 09:27 PM 9/3/98 EDT, you wrote:
>>Got a call from my partner today , saying the front left knock off
>fell off.
>>We jacked the car , hamered the spinner back on , I left him my car
>and took
>>his 66GT home to check it out . I had a little trouble on the way .
>One
>block
>>to the freeway, down the ramp and up to 50 MPH and clink , ping ,
>ping ,
>>there goes the spinner bouncing down the road . I think it hit a
>pick-up and
>>a car but they kept on going so there was nothing I could do about it
>. I
>>slowed down even more and took the exit, it was the one I wanted
>anyway .
>>stop light at end of ramp so I got out and checked . The wheel was
>still on
>>all the way ! So off I go on to the buisyest street in town , stop n
>check ,
>>over and over til I got to my turn . Up a hill round a curve , down
>the hill
>>then , bang scrape scrape there goes the wheel . It bounced off a
>large
>>rock in front of someones house . I'm sure glad it did't go in the
>house
>! I
>>jacked and rewheeled , turned the corner and bang off again ! One
>block from
>>home . Now I know many of you are thinking"Wow , how stupid can he
>be ?" But
>>I realy thought some one had tampered with the knock-off and didn't
>realize
>>the noise I heard when braking was the hub splines sliping . I
>hammered that
>>sucker on tight . Just one second on the brake and it was loose !
>So heed
>>the warning ! Don't ignore that clunk you hear when you back up and
>stop or
>>go forward and stop ! I replaced one axle hub on it soon after
>getting the
>>car , it came with a new hub . I had turned a corner and started up
>hill and
>>I could feel and hear the splines slip . now I need an other hub and
>a wheel
>>. I'm glad the Portland ABFM is this weekend . They have a large
>flea
>swap .
>>I need to know the schedual of events . I had saved a message that
>had a web
>>address with the info but I got a " unknown host" flag and nothing
>else . In
>>case you haven't guessed , I'm very close to illiterate on a computer
>, this
>>message has taken about45 min for me to type , but I am trying to
>learn .
>Can
>>anyone help ? Please ! I don't mean with my typing but with the time
>and day
>>of the swap meet .
>>
>>
>>Marc Derenzy
>>Bremerton , WA .
>>
>>Am I ever glad I didn't hurt anyone today !
>>
>>
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