[Mgs] Sort-of off-topic, Lotus Elan wheel spinners

[mgbob at juno.com]

   I expected that finding an unequivocal answer would be quick.  Not so.
Dayton's site says to hammer them on hard. Nothing about handing of the
thread.  Classic Motorsports magazine says to hammer gently, wheels off
ground, set on ground and tighten one spoke spacing. Nothing about handing.
GT40 site says Right side threads are left-handed; left side threads are
right-handed; tighten to the rear. Nothing about tightness.  Bob

  ---------- Original Message ----------
From: Barrie Robinson <barrie at look.ca>
To: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1 at blueyonder.co.uk>,<mgs at autox.team.net>,
<MG-MGB at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Mgs] Sort-of off-topic, Lotus Elan wheel spinners
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:29:39 -0500

Paul,

I never remember but there is an easy way to know.  The spinners must
be always tightened yes?  So when the wheel turns it must be to
tighten them.   So look at which way the wheel goes (when car is
going forward) and thus spinner must turn in opposite direction to
tighten. Catching ears and braking sound like urban legends !!


At 11:59 AM 11/12/2010, Paul Hunt wrote:
>Anyone know which side have left-hand threads and which right-hand?
Watching
>Wheeler Dealers this week Edd China definitely had the left-hand thread on
the
>left-hand side.  That to me is wrong, if the 'ears' of the spinner catch on
>anything it is going to tend to undo them, and is opposite to how they are
on
>my MGB.  Ironically, the first Elan forum I looked at had a couple of
examples
>of wheels coming loose, one person putting it down to having accelerated
>harder than he braked!
>
>PaulH.
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Barrie
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