--===============5108984831759626573==
boundary="Apple-Mail=_C5FD5113-61C4-4F1E-99FA-B663B4C45ED5"
--Apple-Mail=_C5FD5113-61C4-4F1E-99FA-B663B4C45ED5
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
charset=utf-8
Yes, the ping test is pretty tedious=E2=80=A6
I find they either break just below the head (inside the hub, as you =
said) or on the threaded end just outside the nipple (where they often =
rust), and this is usually only when you are trying to adjust them.
--
Max Heim
mvheim@sonic.net
> On Dec 8, 2016, at 6:06 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net> =
wrote:
>=20
> I've never known them check the spokes in the UK, although the test =
does call for it in 1b: http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_420.htm =
<http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_420.htm>
> =20
> An ex-MOTer pal says it is a visual only (like on BMW spoked alloys) =
although a very keen tester may ping them - all 240/320 of them. In my =
experience when they break the break is inside the hub, so only =
detectable if you do ping or wiggle them.
> =20
> PaulH.
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> =20
>> Do they check every spoke when they do the MOT? I can't imagine =
anyone in the US checking for something like that during our =
'inspections'. Here in NJ, they don't even
>> do safety inspections any longer, just emissions testing.
> _______________________________________________
>=20
> Mgs@autox.team.net
> Donate: http://www.team.net/donate.html
> Suggested annual donation $12.75
> Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
> Forums: http://www.team.net/forums
> Unsubscribe: =
http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net
--Apple-Mail=_C5FD5113-61C4-4F1E-99FA-B663B4C45ED5
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
charset=utf-8
<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" =
class=3D"">Yes, the ping test is pretty tedious=E2=80=A6<div =
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><div class=3D"">I find they either break =
just below the head (inside the hub, as you said) or on the threaded end =
just outside the nipple (where they often rust), and this is usually =
only when you are trying to adjust them.</div><div class=3D""><br =
class=3D""><div class=3D"">
<div class=3D"">--</div><div class=3D"">Max Heim</div><div class=3D""><a =
href=3D"mailto:mvheim@sonic.net"; class=3D"">mvheim@sonic.net</a></div><div=
class=3D""><br class=3D""></div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline">
</div>
<br class=3D""><div><blockquote type=3D"cite" class=3D""><div =
class=3D"">On Dec 8, 2016, at 6:06 AM, PaulHunt73 via Mgs <<a =
href=3D"mailto:mgs@autox.team.net"; class=3D"">mgs@autox.team.net</a>> =
wrote:</div><br class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=3D""><div =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D"">I've never known them check the =
spokes in the UK, although the test does call for it in 1b: <span =
class=3D"Apple-converted-space"> </span><a =
href=3D"http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_420.htm"; =
class=3D"">http://www.motuk.co.uk/manual_420.htm</a></font></div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D""></font> </div><div =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D"">An ex-MOTer pal says it is a =
visual only (like on BMW spoked alloys) although a very keen tester may =
ping them - all 240/320 of them. In my experience when they break =
the break is inside the hub, so only detectable if you do ping or wiggle =
them.</font></div><div style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><font size=3D"2" =
class=3D""></font> </div><div style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><font size=3D"2" =
class=3D"">PaulH.</font></div><blockquote style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); border-left-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); =
border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; padding-left: 5px; =
padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;" class=3D"" =
type=3D"cite"><div style=3D"font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; =
font-family: arial;" class=3D"">----- Original Message -----</div><div =
class=3D""><font size=3D"2" class=3D""></font> </div><div =
style=3D"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-family: =
HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', =
sans-serif; font-size: 13px;" class=3D""><div =
id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481198454354_24693" class=3D"">Do they check =
every spoke when they do the MOT? I can't imagine anyone in the US =
checking for something like that during our 'inspections'. Here in NJ, =
they don't even</div><div id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1481198454354_24694" =
class=3D"">do safety inspections any longer, just emissions =
testing.</div></div></blockquote><span style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline =
!important;" =
class=3D"">_______________________________________________</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D""><br style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Verdana; =
font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline =
!important;" class=3D""><a href=3D"mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net"; =
class=3D"">Mgs@autox.team.net</a></span><br style=3D"font-family: =
Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); =
float: none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">Donate: <a =
href=3D"http://www.team.net/donate.html"; =
class=3D"">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a></span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline !important;" =
class=3D"">Suggested annual donation $12.75</span><br =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" =
class=3D""><span style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; =
font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; =
letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: =
0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; =
word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: =
rgb(255, 255, 255); float: none; display: inline !important;" =
class=3D"">Archive: <a href=3D"http://www.team.net/archive"; =
class=3D"">http://www.team.net/archive</a></span><br style=3D"font-family:=
Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: =
normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; =
text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: =
normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); =
float: none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">Forums: <a =
href=3D"http://www.team.net/forums"; =
class=3D"">http://www.team.net/forums</a></span><br style=3D"font-family: =
Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; =
font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: =
start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; =
widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; =
background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=3D""><span =
style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; =
font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; =
orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: =
none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; =
-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); =
float: none; display: inline !important;" class=3D"">Unsubscribe: <a =
href=3D"http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net"; =
class=3D"">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mvheim@sonic.net</a><=
/span><br style=3D"font-family: Verdana; font-size: 12px; font-style: =
normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: =
normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; =
text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: =
0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, =
255);" class=3D""></div></blockquote></div><br =
class=3D""></div></body></html>=
--Apple-Mail=_C5FD5113-61C4-4F1E-99FA-B663B4C45ED5--
--===============5108984831759626573==
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Content-Disposition: inline
_______________________________________________
Mgs@autox.team.net
Archive: http://www.team.net/archive
Unsubscribe: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/mharc@autox.team.net
--===============5108984831759626573==--
|