[Healeys] Splines and Wheels

Stephen Hutchings s.hutchings at rogers.com
Mon Nov 2 18:49:15 MST 2015


When I had new wheels and knock offs, they seemed to behave this way, as Michael says, when they were new, but it seemed the paint had to wear off on the taper surface of the wheel before everything tightened up properly...just an observation from a few years back- no trouble since.Stephen, BJ8
      From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
 To: Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net> 
Cc: Healey List <healeys at autox.team.net> 
 Sent: Monday, November 2, 2015 1:41 PM
 Subject: Re: [Healeys] Splines and Wheels
   
Hi Roger,
I have encountered that problem myself with new wheels and splines. so you are not alone. What was most confusing was that after tightening fully and removing the KO nut the wheel pulled off the spline easily so my theory about slight interference on the spline did not hold water. 
Never really found a cause and it went away after the wheels were run on the road for a while after which the KO nut would spin on by hand and require about 1/2 a turn of tightening 
Please let me know if you figure out the cause..
BTW good video about making wire wheels here.
http://cara.co.id/2015/06/how-to-make-wire-wheels/

Michael S
BN1 #174 

On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 12:47 PM, Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net> wrote:



I have just installed new MWS  5.5in 72 spoke wheels and new Moss (USA made) splined hubs on the rear of my BJ8. Also fitted new turret lug nuts.I am not happy with the fitment as have to hammer the hell out of the spinner to take up the peripheral play in the wheels.What gives ? Spoken to both MWS and Moss and they are at a loss.I can confirm that the hub mounting studs are not touching the inside of the wheel and that the spinners are not bottoming.Switched front to back spinners and no change.Spinner thread ID seems to be within spec. at 2.194 inNow thinking about new spinners .. ?? Are there perhaps spinners with a different taper .. ?Anyone had similar issues ?? As an aside, trying to get my head around all this, appears to me that torque is also (as well as splines) transmitted by the taper fit between the wheel inside and hub, as otherwise the wheel would not tighten when the spinner is tightened .. ??    
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