Ok ok, I mentioned this once but have never tried it, nor do I recommend
it and I'd rather wash my hands of the whole thing... :-)
Ulix (wheels centers rigidly connected to rims at all times)
On Wed, 14 Jul 1999, Geoff Branch wrote:
> Ulix: Is this the "temporary" fix you spoke of (no pun intended)? Does the
> strip of foil go around the circumference (sp?) of axially (many little
> strips)? Not that you'd ever do this....
>
> Geoff Branch '74 Meejut
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Duquette <RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca>
> To: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Date: Wednesday, July 14, 1999 7:07 AM
> Subject: Re: wire wheels
>
>
> >Of the places that I have looked, AHSpares seems to have the best price for
> >hubs, but I don't know about shipping yet tho'.
> >
> >With the prices of these things, and my budget what it isn't, I'll probably
> >be doing it a piece at a time.
> >
> >AHSpares also has rebuilt wheels for sale. On the downside of that, is
> that
> >you have to return 'cores'. More shipping, ... and then the question, do
> >they have to get the cores before they ship? (down time)
> >
> >On their tech page, someone has offered 'tin foil' wrapped around the hub
> >splines as a stop-gap measure. Uh ... by stop-gap, I mean 'temporary fix'.
> >
> >Do Brits mean the same thing as we do by: 'tin-foil'?
> >
> >Robert Duquette
> >Ottawa ON Canada
> >http://www3.sympatico.ca/robertduquette
> >RobertDuquette@Sympatico.ca
> >'65 RHD BRG Sprite
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >> ... No cheap fix. 4 new wheels, 4 new hubs.
> >
> >
>
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