In a message dated 4/21/99 6:31:37 AM SA Eastern Standard Time,
drded@ix.netcom.com writes:
> You are comparing apples and oranges. four or five lugged studs will not be
> subjected to the
> same forces as one centered knock off.
David, I disagree here the forces on any given wheel will be the same if the
car has lug studs and nuts or has a knock off
> The knock off loosing happens due to
> play in the splined hubs.
If the knock offs are tightened properly, I have to ask, what play? There
shouldn't any.
> this play causes the wheel to move in opposite direction than hub
If the assembly is tight what movement?
> You tow your car any
> which way you like but I have since with my own eyes (and heard of many
more situations)the
> wheels fall off cars that have been towed backwards with knock offs.
I never said I was advocating towing backward
I tow many cars over 500
miles weekly if you wish to take the advice of some yahoo who towed his car
improperly a half
dozen times and was lucky not to have a catastraphy over my advice then go
right on ahead. Just
do the list a favor and let us know where and when you are towing so we can
stay out of harms
way as those wheels start flying.
Go back and reread the FIRST line of my post. <OK, I believe you guys about
towing a wire wheel car backward.>
I'm just trying to understand why it happens
Still looking for an answer
Rick Ewald
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