[Healeys] Wheel Spinners

[Bob Haskell]

If the splines are shot, then the knockoff will spin off when the brakes 
are applied.  Saw it once with an MGB that had a flat on the road and 
borrowed someone's spare that wasn't in good shape.

Cheers,

Bob Haskell
AHCA 3000 MkI registrar
http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php

On 08/09/2017 10:44 PM, Mirek Sharp wrote:
> Hmm,  I was taught (as a young apprentice with British Leyland in the 
> late 70s), to beat the daylights out of them until they are really 
> tight.  I spin the wheel as I go so I am not hitting on the same “ear” 
> of the knock-off.  I have done that religiously for the 43 years I have 
> owned my BT7 and never had an issue.  When I worked in a garage that 
> specialized in English sports cars, we used to occasionally get cars in 
> that the owner said needed u-joints because there was a knock when 
> braking or accelerating,  It sometimes turned out to be the wheels and a 
> few good cracks with ‘ole Thor corrected the problem.
> 
> That said I have only seen a wire wheel come off once because the 
> knock-off unscrewed.  It was a TR3 that an uninformed tow truck driver 
> had picked up from the back and towed “backwards”.  Knock-offs undid 
> themselves.  I still think that it would not have happened if  they were 
> good and tight.
> 
> Mirek
> 
> *From:*Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Per Schoerner
> *Sent:* August-09-17 4:39 AM
> *To:* Roger Grace
> *Cc:* Healey List
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Wheel Spinners
> 
> Hi
> 
> Try it with the car raised from ground, much easier that way. Btw. I 
> also only tighten them by hand and one or two blows with a rubber 
> mallet, no point in tightening them any more than that.
> 
> Per
> 
> Skickat från min iPhone
> 
> 
> 9 aug. 2017 kl. 03:05 skrev Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net 
> <mailto:roggrace at telus.net>>:
> 
>     On my BJ8 with new MWS 72 spoke WW and hubs I find that the wheels
>     are over tightening themselves particularly the front.
> 
>     Have read the Rudge Whitworth self tightening info. but still not happy.
> 
>     When I fit the wheels I tighten by hand then do a light couple of
>     taps with my lead mallet.
> 
>     After but a few miles I find that I have to really slog the spinners
>     just to get them to move - the ol’ girl shakes all over.
> 
>     It really is excessive and fear one day wont be able to get them to
>     move at all – particularly on roadside.
> 
>     What gives ?
> 
>     Anyone else encountered this issue ?
> 
>     rg
> 
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