<html><head></head><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473516069057_11015" dir="ltr"><span id="yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_1473516069057_11014">While working for the Dayton Daily News as a reporter in 1963, I owned a BT7 with painted wires. This car had been actively (on the track) drag raced by its previous owner, a law student from Cleveland. It had a number of broken spokes. Since I was in Dayton, I naturally took it to Dayton Wire Wheel, which I recall was actually in nearby Xenia at the time. I arrived noonish, and the only person on hand, I believe, was the proprietor. This man cut out all of the broken spokes (can't remember how many) and replaced and repainted them. I think the charge for this was very modest. The man also offered to sell me a new set of Dayton wire wheels, saying that the design of the originals was inadequate for the power generated by Healey 3000 engine. I don't know whether this is true, but when he showed me difference in design of the two wheels, his observation made sense. I have replaced a few spokes on one wheel on of my BN7's chrome 60-spoke wheels, Dayton's, I assume. It's a tedious job, requiring, of course, the removal of the tire and also the removal of a couple of adjoining spokes to replace each broken spoke. Though I am experienced at tensioning bicycle wheel spokes--I own the associated gear--I made no effort to true the replacement spokes. I simply tensioned them as best I could. This car, then and now, runs down the road so perfectly--not a trace of cowl shake or anything--that I am afraid to even replace the now somewhat dated tires.</span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <div style="font-family: verdana, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"><font size="2" face="Arial"> On Saturday, September 10, 2016 4:18 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:<br></font></div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">I broke several on my BJ8 when I first bought it with painted <br>60-spokers. Bought 72-spoke SS/chrome Daytons soon after, no problems <br>since (over 100K miles).<br><br>Bob<br><br><br>On 9/9/2016 11:16 AM, Charlie Frazer wrote:<br>> Rich Kahn’s post and the following discussion about the HF tire changer began with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and to replace broken spokes.<br>> I’m curious to know how common those problems are among wire wheel owners.<br>><br>> I ask because after returning from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier this summer I discovered a rear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a pretty frightening percentage on a 60-spoke wheel. I bought the wheels new and they have about 12,000 miles on them. Never raced or abused. Needless to say, they are past the 3 year warranty period.<br>><br>> How common is the problem of broken spokes?<br>> Thanks,<br>> Charlie Frazer<br>><br>><br>><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Support Team.Net <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br><br><a ymailto="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net">Healeys@autox.team.net</a><br><a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys</a><br><br>Unsubscribe/Manage: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rkeysor@bellsouth.net" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rkeysor@bellsouth.net</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></div></body></html>