[Healeys] WW Balancing

[m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca]

Like Mike, I have very rarely broken a spoke.  I have a 59 BT7 with 48 spoke
painted wheels.  I am only the second owner, knew the first owner well and
have had the car for 50 years.  I ran the original wheels until 2008 at
which point I replaced all 5, mainly for peace of mind as I was worried
about metal fatigue.  I only have had them trued once, sometime in the late
70s.  In all that time I can only ever remember having three spokes break on
me, all on the original set of wheels.

 

Cheers, Mirek

 

From: Healeys <healeys-bounces at autox.team.net> On Behalf Of Richard Kahn via
Healeys
Sent: December 22, 2024 2:44 PM
To: Michael Salter <michaelsalter at gmail.com>
Cc: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing

 

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
<mailto:michaelsalter at gmail.com> >
Sent: Sunday, December 22, 2024 10:04 AM
To: Richard Kahn <tahoehealey at hotmail.com <mailto:tahoehealey at hotmail.com> >
Cc: Healeys <healeys at autox.team.net <mailto:healeys at autox.team.net> >; BJ8
Healeys <sbyers at ec.rr.com <mailto: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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