[Healeys] best way to tighten Knock Offs

[BJ8 Healeys]

Hi, Frank -

Never hit the knockoffs directly with any hammer, lead or otherwise.
Rather, use a scrap piece of 2 x 4 against the knockoff ear and hit that.
For long-term durability of the wood, use oak.  The wood also does not beat
up the hammer and is cheaper than a new hammer or new knockoff.
Tighten the knockoff until it does not move with a reasonable blow with the
hammer, with the weight of the car off the wheel.  After lowering the wheel
off the jack, give the knockoff another blow to make sure it doesn't move.

You don't have to pound hell out of them to start with because they will
tighten naturally as you drive the car.

Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC  USA

-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Frank Edwards
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 9:18 AM
To: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: [Healeys] best way to tighten Knock Offs

New wheels and KO's on my BJ7.

I've seen wooden wrenches, metal wrenches and of course hammers.

What's the best way to tighten them without marking or scratching them but
also of course also making sure they're tight enough?



Thanks for the help and suggestions.



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Frank R. Edwards 570-784-4662 logical2 at hotmail.com