[Healeys] Roadside failures

[David Leong]

When my Axel retaining nut broke 35 years ago, (William Berg's 100-4 or the
one I owned prior. I can't remember), the tire, wheel, brake drum, axle all
escaped the fender well, and actually passed the car to the point where I
could've reached out and grabbed it as it went by.


Dave 


-----Original Message-----
From: richard mayor
Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 2:46 PM
To: Carlos Cruz; David Nock; Healey List List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Roadside failures

I find this one a little hard to believe. Was this in a big Healey?  In a
big
Healey, if the rear axle broke the hub will keep the wheel firmly attached.
If
the hub broke, part of the hub would still be attached the the wheel and the
axle. The tire/wheel would be trapped in the fender well with the axle still
in the rear axle/differential housing. Richard