<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="color:#3333ff">I seem to recall that chromed spokes fell out of favor because the plating process made them more brittle and susceptible to breakage.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 4:05 PM <<a href="mailto:m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca">m.g.sharp@sympatico.ca</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div class="msg4300238440405727203"><div lang="EN-CA" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_4300238440405727203WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cheers, Mirek<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Kahn via Healeys<br><b>Sent:</b> December 22, 2024 2:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="m_4300238440405727203divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> Michael Salter <<a href="mailto:michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">michaelsalter@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 22, 2024 10:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> Richard Kahn <<a href="mailto:tahoehealey@hotmail.com" target="_blank">tahoehealey@hotmail.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>>; BJ8 Healeys <<a href="mailto:sbyers@ec.rr.com" target="_blank">sbyers@ec.rr.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing</span> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">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. <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal">M<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Sun., Dec. 22, 2024, 12:52 p.m. Richard Kahn, <<a href="mailto:tahoehealey@hotmail.com" target="_blank">tahoehealey@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm"><div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">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.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="98%" align="center"></div><div id="m_4300238440405727203x_m_-1423956104130198334divRplyFwdMsg"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:black"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> on behalf of sbyers--- via Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 21, 2024 5:42 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'Healeys' <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing</span> <u></u><u></u></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"> <u></u><u></u></p></div></div><div><div><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">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.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">I know some folks send their wheels to him for the service: <a href="http://www.hendrixwirewheel.com" target="_blank">www.hendrixwirewheel.com</a></span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Don’t know what we’ll do when he decides to hang it up.</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">Steve Byers</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">BJ8 Registry</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt">AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt"> </span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p><div style="border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:none;border-top:1pt solid rgb(225,225,225);padding:3pt 0cm 0cm"><p><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Michael Salter<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, December 21, 2024 3:17 PM<br><b>To:</b> Bob Spidell <<a href="mailto:bspidell@comcast.net" target="_blank">bspidell@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] WW Balancing</span><span lang="EN-US"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p><span lang="EN-US">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><p><span lang="EN-US">The only solutions are:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">1.Buy new wheels and tyres again. (Expensive)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">2. Remove the tyres and have the wheels "trued" [an advanced skill], strip and repaint then remount new tyres, (Expensive and time consuming)<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">3. Shave the tyres as they are on the wheel. ( Inexpensive and remarkably effective).<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">4. Put up with the scuttle shake.<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p></div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">M<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><p><span lang="EN-US"> <u></u><u></u></span></p><div><div><p><span lang="EN-US">On Sat., Dec. 21, 2024, 2:17 p.m. Bob Spidell via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<u></u><u></u></span></p></div><blockquote style="border-top:none;border-right:none;border-bottom:none;border-left:1pt solid rgb(204,204,204);padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6pt;margin:5pt 0cm 5pt 4.8pt"><p style="margin-bottom:12pt"><span lang="EN-US">FYI ...<br><br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3NYLtqiLM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JD3NYLtqiLM</a><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><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">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/michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt">_______________________________________________<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><br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/pipermail/healeys</a> <a href="http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/archive/healeys</a><br><br><a href="mailto:Healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank">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/michaelsalter@gmail.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/michaelsalter@gmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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