> > Another solution to the problem would have been to swap the wheel
> > and hub that was slipping with a good set from the front of the car.
> > (That is assuming the hub on the front of the Healey is the same
> > as the one on the rear. On Triumphs, they are the same.)
> >
> > Having done that, (The swap that is), you would still need to
> > drive in a most cautious fashion, esopecially while braking because
> > if the wheel begins to slip under braking, it could back off the
> > knockoff and result in a lost wheel.
> >
> Having done a swap also leaves you with a worn wheel on a good spline
> and a good wheel on a worn spline, which might be kinda rough on the
> remaining good parts. I wouldn't want to start with one bad wheel and
> one bad spline, and wind up with two bad wheels and two bad splines.
>
No, you put both the bad wheel and bad hub on the front and the good
hub and wheel on the rear. The slipping of the splines seems
to have always begun under acceleration conditions (at least
in every case I've ever seen). Therefore the bad wheel and hub
are not going to slip under accereration, but it might be possible to
lock up the brake rotor/hub assembly under braking, and if
the wheel then slipped on the splines it could possibly
back off the knockoff. Hence the extreme caution to be
observed if this is done. Moral, avoid hard braking situations
Bill Sohl
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