[Healeys] Wheels

[Eric (Rick) Wilkins]

If you guys really want to lose the shake, get a set of spline drive  
minilites and be done with it.

Mine are bolt-on, but the effect is the same:

http://www.ewilkins.com/wilko/minilite.htm



On Oct 7, 2007, at 3:00 PM, David Z wrote:

> I found I had a very significant shake on my BJ-8 when driving  
> fast, about
> 75 or 80 MPH.  It felt like the rear end was bouncing up and down -  
> in a
> dramatic fashion giving me a pretty good scare.  I typically don't  
> drive
> that speed, and owned the car for quite a while before it showed  
> up.  My
> first thought was I was getting a flat tire, but as soon as I  
> slowed to 70
> MPH or so the shake stopped and I continued on my drive.  Afer  
> assessing my
> options, I sent my drums to Hendrix.  They indicated both drums were
> significantly out of balance.  Upon installing the newly balanced  
> drums, the
> shake disappeared.  My car has never driven more smoothly - even  
> noticable
> at slower speeds.   Just a highly satisfied custer........
> David Z.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Patton Dickson" <57healey at gmail.com>
> To: <pennell at cox.net>
> Cc: <healeys at autox.team.net>; <edwjkeuer at comcast.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 4:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wheels
>
>
>> Keith,
>>
>> That would make a great tech article!!!
>>
>> Patton (4 drum 100-Six)
>>
>>
>> On 10/5/07, pennell at cox.net <pennell at cox.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> One word of note.  I have found that balancing the rear drums  
>>> makes a
>>> HUGE
>>> difference in the shake.  I have bubble balanced several drums  
>>> and they
>>> all
>>> required anywhere from about .5 up to 2 ounces of steel rod  
>>> welded to the
>>> perimeter of the drums!!!  If you can get hold of an old  
>>> fashioned bubble
>>> balancer and have some welding capabilities then you can do that
>>> yourself.  I borrowed the balancer from my friendly mechanic.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Patton Dickson - http://Austin-Healeys.com - Plano, TX
>>> 1957 Austin-Healey 100-Six "Built to run 'til the road wears out."
>>
>
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