Tom -
Whenever you buy new wheels, you should always buy new hubs. With
this the combo will last the lifetime of your car... or yourself for
that matter. I did this 20 years ago on my BJ8 (70K miles ago) and
the hubs still look like new. The BN1 Wheels/hubs are next.
Cheers,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 7/6/05, tom felts <tomfelts@earthlink.net> wrote:
> I have been hearing a "clunk" in the rear when applying the brakes.
>Yesterday I pulled the wheels and inspected the splines of the hubs. They are
>very sharp on top and some appear to be "leaning over" a little. The splines
>in the wheel itself look good and the wheels are 1986 vintage.
>
> I'm assuming the hubs, at the very least, need to be replaced and will do
>that. What is the concensus of "not" replacing the wire wheels when you add
>new hubs? Also, does anyone have a good description of what "replace now"
>hubs look like?
>
> BTW, the hubs on the front look OK----from my impression anyway.
>
> TIA
> Tom
> 65 BJ8, P2
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