<p dir="ltr">Sadly AI doesn't give credit to the ingenuity of Rudge Whitworth who patented the self tightening splined wheel hub in 1921.</p>
<br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue., Apr. 15, 2025, 4:12 a.m. sbyers--- via Healeys, <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net">healeys@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="m_4415317720752167672WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The knockoffs are designed to tighten while driving.<span> </span>But experience has taught me that they can loosen if not seated to begin with, and they might not be seated if tightened with the weight on the hub.<span> </span>My theory is that weight on the wheel makes the knockoff off-center when tightened.<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is the AI-generated response to the question:<span> </span>“Should knockoffs be tightened with the weight on, or off, the wheel?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold">“Knock-off hubs should be tightened with the weight off the vehicle</span></font></b><span>. This ensures proper torque and prevents the wheel from being unevenly seated. While on the ground, the wheel is subjected to weight distribution, and the knock-off might not seat as snugly when tightened under load.”<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Steve Byers<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">HBJ8L/36666<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">BJ8 Registry<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">AHCA Delegate at Large<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>JSARCH via Healeys<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 14, 2025 6:46 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> 'Alan Wasserman' <<a href="mailto:alanwassermannc@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">alanwassermannc@gmail.com</a>>; 'Healeys' <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Healeys Tires/wheels lose<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Interesting. The knock-off on my BT7 tighten while the car is driving. Below is an A.I. generated answer to the question “do knock-offs tighten while driving”:<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Yes, knock-offs are designed to be self-tightening while driving, meaning they can become tighter as the vehicle moves forward. However, if they are not installed correctly or if the vehicle is towed in reverse, they can loosen instead.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">John,<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">’62 BT&<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;font-weight:bold">From:</span></font></b><font size="2" face="Calibri"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-bounces@autox.team.net</a>> <b><span style="font-weight:bold">On Behalf Of </span></b>Alan Wasserman<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Sent:</span></b> Monday, April 14, 2025 2:28 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">To:</span></b> Healeys <<a href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys@autox.team.net</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Cc:</span></b> Alan Wasserman <<a href="mailto:AlanWassermanNC@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">AlanWassermanNC@gmail.com</a>><br><b><span style="font-weight:bold">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Healeys] Healeys Tires/wheels lose<u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Just a warning to all. As you may imagine, sometimes our wheels may ? loosen. Had my BJ8 on the lift today, checking brakes. Jiggled the wheels, just because. Rear left had “significant" lateral movement. Took the old rubber mallet and had to tighten almost 1/4 turn. <i><span style="font-style:italic">Very scary</span></i>. Please check your wheels whenever your car is on a lift. Happy rides.<u></u><u></u></span></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><blockquote style="margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">On Apr 14, 2025, at 2:00</span></font><font face="Arial"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> </span></font>PM, <a href="mailto:healeys-request@autox.team.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">healeys-request@autox.team.net</a> wrote:<u></u><u></u></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><br><br>--Apple-Mail-FD882023-116C-4527-AE65-6854B3A4601C Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64 Content-Disposition: INLINE; filenameK57cd62-d1d5-49cc-bc3d-7ae96cfe2ce2-1.jpg Content-Type: IMAGE/JPEG; nameK57cd62-d1d5-49cc-bc3d-7ae96cfe2ce2-1.jpg; x-apple-part-url�E8755A-307B-4027-8C55-037E94A5A12D X-Apple-Content-Length: 41346 Content-Id: --Apple-Mail-FD882023-116C-4527-AE65-6854B3A4601C-- <br><br><br><br><br>--------------vaLIl6VXSxNDdc0fT7R0D0pU<br>Content-Type: multipart/RELATED;<br><span class="m_4415317720752167672apple-tab-span"> </span>boundary=------------7dpHHgoDz50sNWzWUnlev34s<br><br><br>--------------7dpHHgoDz50sNWzWUnlev34s<br>X-Apple-Content-Length: 14000<br>Content-Type: TEXT/HTML;<br><span class="m_4415317720752167672apple-tab-span"> </span>charset=UTF-8<br>Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT<br><br><br>--------------7dpHHgoDz50sNWzWUnlev34s<br>Content-Transfer-Encoding: BASE64<br>Content-Disposition: INLINE;<br><span class="m_4415317720752167672apple-tab-span"> </span>filename=4b57cd62-d1d5-49cc-bc3d-7ae96cfe2ce2-1.jpg<br>Content-Type: IMAGE/JPEG;<br><span class="m_4415317720752167672apple-tab-span"> </span>name=4b57cd62-d1d5-49cc-bc3d-7ae96cfe2ce2-1.jpg<br>X-Apple-Content-Length: 41404<br>Content-Id: <<a href="mailto:part1.Oa00Absf.DPEbe6y0@comcast.net" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">part1.Oa00Absf.DPEbe6y0@comcast.net</a>><br><br><br>--------------7dpHHgoDz50sNWzWUnlev34s--<br><br>--------------vaLIl6VXSxNDdc0fT7R0D0pU--<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br>------=_Part_1324218_975034747.1744643169439<br>X-Apple-Content-Length: 1630<br>Content-Type: TEXT/HTML;<br><span class="m_4415317720752167672apple-tab-span"> </span>charset=UTF-8<br>Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE<br><br><br>------=_Part_1324218_975034747.1744643169439--<br><u></u><br><u></u><u></u><u></u></span></font></p></div></blockquote></div><p class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Aptos"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></font></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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