[Healeys] Wheels loose

[Bob Spidell]

This is a spitball, but is is possible the threads on either/both the 
spinner and/or hub have deformed/stretched enough to cause the problem? 
I know later cars, like my BJ8, have large, coarse threads whereas 
earlier cars--I don't recall the changeover date--like my BN2 had much 
finer threads. I always wondered why the change was made, could it be 
because the finer threads were 'weaker?'

Bob

On 5/9/2024 6:52 AM, Chris Dimmock wrote:
> Minilites?
> How old?
> I bought a set and had to have the cone surfaces re machined.
> Clean the cone surfaces and apply engineering blue.
> Knock the wheels on and drive gently around the block.
> Come home and look at the blue.
> Jags etc had a different taper angle.
> I suspect that is your issue.
> It something like “should be 8 degrees, but it’s 9.5”
> But I don’t remember.
> The angle required is in your spinner on the outside, and on your hub on the inside.
> I suspect the angles on your wheel don’t match
>
>
>> On 9 May 2024, at 11:09 AM, pieter scheenhouwer via Healeys<healeys at autox.team.net>  wrote:
>>
>> Gents,
>> I have 2 sets of wheels for my BJ7. A set of wires and a set of minilite replicas.
>> Recently, I am having trouble getting the front wheels tight enough. It seems the thread on the hub is bottoming out in the spinner before it clamps the wheel properly unless I belt the hell out of it to get it tight enough.
>> The hubs and spinners have been on the car for over a decade. Car is a daily driver.
>> The obvious fix is to file/machine the end of the hub or replace the spinners.
>> Anyone else have this issue before.
>> Cheers
>> Piet
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
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