[Healeys] WW Balancing

[Richard Kahn]

Hendrix believes they were older chrome spokes. As I have broken spokes often in the past, I have a Harbor Freight tire remover rig. Over the years, I have replaced spokes with stainless so I believe their strength puts excess train on the chrome ones. I think I have now replaced 80% of the chrome ones on that wheel. I don't drive hard or drive during pot hole season. However, going to CHW on interstate 5, I hit many "uneven" construction areas with considerable jolts. Usually, I have only had to replace one spoke ever year or two. Outer spokes are easy and I have never had to replace the inner shorter ones.
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From: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com>
Cc: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>; BJ8 Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing

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<mailto: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<mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net>> on behalf of sbyers--- via Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>>
Sent: Saturday, December 21, 2024 5:42 PM
To: 'Healeys' <healeys at autox.team.net<mailto: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<http://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<mailto: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<mailto:bspidell at comcast.net>>
Cc: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net<mailto: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<mailto:healeys at autox.team.net>> wrote:

FYI ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3NYLtqiLM
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