[Healeys] Spokes & Tubes

[rkeysor]

While working for the Dayton Daily News as a reporter in 1963, I owned a BT7 with painted wires.  This car had been actively (on the track) drag raced by its previous owner, a law student from Cleveland.  It had a number of broken spokes.  Since I was in Dayton, I naturally took it to Dayton Wire Wheel, which I recall was actually in nearby Xenia at the time. I arrived noonish, and the only  person on hand, I believe, was the proprietor.  This man cut out all of the broken spokes (can't remember how many) and replaced and repainted them.  I think the charge for this was very modest.  The man also offered  to sell me a new set of Dayton wire wheels, saying that the design of the originals was inadequate for the power generated by Healey 3000 engine.  I don't know whether this is true, but when he showed me difference in design of the two wheels, his observation made sense.  I have replaced a few spokes on one wheel on of my BN7's chrome 60-spoke wheels, Dayton's, I assume. It's a tedious job, requiring, of course, the removal of the tire and also the removal of a couple of adjoining spokes to replace each broken spoke.  Though I am experienced at tensioning bicycle wheel spokes--I own the associated gear--I made no effort to true the replacement spokes.  I simply tensioned them as best I could. This car, then and now, runs down the road so perfectly--not a trace of cowl shake or anything--that I am afraid to even replace the now somewhat dated tires. 

    On Saturday, September 10, 2016 4:18 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net> wrote:
 

 I broke several on my BJ8 when I first bought it with painted 
60-spokers.  Bought 72-spoke SS/chrome Daytons soon after, no problems 
since (over 100K miles).

Bob


On 9/9/2016 11:16 AM, Charlie Frazer wrote:
> Rich Kahn’s post and the following discussion about the HF tire changer began with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and to replace broken spokes.
> I’m curious to know how common those problems are among wire wheel owners.
>
> I ask because after returning from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier this summer I discovered a rear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a pretty frightening percentage on a 60-spoke wheel.  I bought the wheels new and they have about 12,000 miles on them.  Never raced or abused.  Needless to say, they are past the 3 year warranty period.
>
> How common is the problem of broken spokes?
> Thanks,
> Charlie Frazer
>
>
>

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