[Healeys] WW Balancing

Sun Dec 22 14:39:10 MST 2024

I seem to recall that chromed spokes fell out of favor because the plating
process made them more brittle and susceptible to breakage.

On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 4:05 PM <m.g.sharp at sympatico.ca> wrote:

> 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>
> *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>
> 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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