[Healeys] Knock-off Grease

[Bob Spidell]

I pound the snot out of the knockoffs with a heavy lead hammer. No problems whatsoever with 100K+ miles on the same wheels. Don't know for a fact, but it's plausible putting the wheel hub under compression keeps the knockoffs from coming off. 

Maybe there's a difference between the fine and coarse threaded hubs (the later cars have coarse threaded hubs)? 

Bob 


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Bob Spidell - San Jose, CA 

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Like the other responses, I use a good quality heavy high-temp bearing grease. 
However, my contribution to this topic is a little different. I wonder how 
hard you are hammering the knock-off when installing the wheel back onto the 
splined hub? Is the difficulty due to the amount of hammering required to 
remove the knockoff or is it the removal of the wheel itself? Don't over 
hammer when tightening the knock-off nut. I use one of the wooden knock-off 
wrenches. When I think the knockoff is snug. I take note of the spoke 
immediately behind the edge of the wrench. Then I give the knock-off one 
good solid Whack. If the wrench rotates I'll give it another hit. The one 
thing I will not do is to pound hard on the knock off. One last little tip. 
Empty 12 0z Starbucks paper coffee cups slide on to the splines perfectly. 
They cover the entire greased area of the hub, stay there pretty well and make 
a fine fashion statement as well. Finally, they are throw aways when you put 
the wheel back on. 

Mark Schneider 
'66 Healey BJ8 
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