[Healeys] WW Balancing

[Michael Salter]

I'm intrigued to hear of your broken spoke issue. I haven't experienced
even 1 broken spoke for many many years. Do you have any insight as to the
cause? It's something that I would very much like to avoid.

M

On Sun., Dec. 22, 2024, 12:52 p.m. Richard Kahn, <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Hendrix has done my wheels (and break drums) for 20 years. No shakes!
> Price is very fair but shipping is the killer. I came home from California
> Healey Week in San Louis Obispo last summer with 7 broken spokes. $250 for
> shipping wheel with tires to Hendrix. Allens work, with balance, truing
> wheels and re shaving tires was about $125 and $125 for shipping back. When
> I needed new tires two years ago, they are sent direct to Hendrix
> overnight. He is very fast. The UPS, not so much. As I live in snow
> country, I have a very short driving season so speed is important to me.
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> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> on behalf of sbyers---
> via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 21, 2024 5:42 PM
> *To:* 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing
>
>
> I’m fortunate to live relatively close to Allen Hendrix at
> Hendrixwirewheel (about 240 miles) and he has done all my wheel and tire
> work for 40 years.  He does the spoke truing, balancing, and shaving and,
> as his website says, he “takes the shake out”.  For sure.
>
> I know some folks send their wheels to him for the service:
> www.hendrixwirewheel.com
>
> Don’t know what we’ll do when he decides to hang it up.
>
>
>
> Steve Byers
>
> BJ8 Registry
>
> AHCA Delegate at Large
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Michael
> Salter
> *Sent:* Saturday, December 21, 2024 3:17 PM
> *To:* Bob Spidell <bspidell at comcast.net>
> *Cc:* Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing
>
>
>
> As I  mentioned elsewhere what is shown is all very well for new wheels
> with new tyres however, in my experience, all wire wheels tend to go out of
> round over the years, probably because of uneven spoke tension when
> originally built, and once that occurs no amount of balancing will resolve
> things.
>
> The only solutions are:
>
> 1.Buy new wheels and tyres again. (Expensive)
>
> 2. Remove the tyres and have the wheels "trued" [an advanced skill], strip
> and repaint then remount new tyres, (Expensive and time consuming)
>
> 3. Shave the tyres as they are on the wheel. ( Inexpensive and remarkably
> effective).
>
> 4. Put up with the scuttle shake.
>
>
>
> M
>
>
>
> On Sat., Dec. 21, 2024, 2:17 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <
> healeys at autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> FYI ...
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3NYLtqiLM
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