Hi, Dave -
I have heard others say that their wheels were very hard to remove from the
splined hubs the first time they pulled the wheels. I've also heard someone
say they were able to get the wheel loose by driving carefully for short
distances without the knockoff (professional driver, closed course. Don't try
this at home, etc.). Others have had to cut whe wheel off. I was lucky and
didn't have to resort to such drastic measures.
After replacing my hubs and wheels around 1990, I have made sure to remove
each wheel, clean, inspect the splines for wear, and relube the splines with
high temp wheel bearing grease once a year. So far, no signs of wear after
60,000 miles or so. I do lubricate the knockoff and hub threads, and also the
coned surfaces of the knockoff where they mate with the wheel.
Steve Byers
HBJ8L/36666
BJ8 Registry
Havelock, NC USA
----- Original Message -----
From: davidwjones
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 7:18 PM
Subject: Hubs and Splines
One of the things I had to deal with when I bought my Healey originally,
back
in the Mesozoic period, was coping with splines and hubs that seemed to be
practically "welded" together through the use of some kind of heavy grease
that had long since dried out and caked. Getting the wheels off was an
absolute BEAR. --Once I got the caked material out, of course I found that
it
was hard to keep the wheels tight, and that the splines and hubs were
severely
worn... --Wound up stripping a couple and replacing them with used wheels
as
I went along... (that was exciting!) Curious if others have ever run into
having the wheels glued on like this... Can't complain to the PO, that was
a
good 20 years ago!
Anyway, now, with all new wheels (Dunlop 60 spoke painted) and all new
splines... Other than keeping them tight, is there anything else to be
done
to keep the splines and hubs from wearing again? Also, what if any
lubricant
do you use on the splines? -I am assuming no lube of any kind on the
spinner
thread... I have a little white lithium on them now.
Dave J.
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