[TR] wire wheels fit

[Sujit Roy]

I went through a similar exercise with my '71 Stag. In addition to the 4
wires + spare I have a handful of spare hubs and wheels they all show some
play, but I minimized them by swapping hubs and wheel combinations.

As much as I like my Stag with wire wheels, when they really show signs of
major wear, I'll for for something after market/ way cheaper.


Sujit



On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 8:54 PM, TeriAnn J. Wakeman <tjwakeman at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 2/4/13 6:19 PM, Gary Nafziger wrote:
>
>> wondering if there is a way to measure "play" in used wire wheel adaptors
>> when
>> attached to new wire wheels?  I have some used adaptors and would like to
>> use
>> them on new wheels but am aware of the danger of doing this.  I'm just
>> wondering if a person could mount them and then test the "play" and if
>> that
>> would be a valid test?
>>
>> Has anyone "been there done that"?
>>
>>  First there should be absolutely no play.
>
> Second, the condition of a hub spline can be checked visually.  The
> individual splines on a like new hub do not come to a point. There is a
> flat area at the top. If the splines come to a sharp point they are badly
> worn.  It the point is tilted a little to one side they are desperately
> worn. Compare the part of the spline that the wheel does not ride against
> with the part that engages the wheel and look for wear.
>
> TeriAnn
>
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