If one would care to look up the original Rudge Whitworth patent for splined
knock off wheels one would learn that they are indeed designed to self
tighten.
However driving a long distance in reverse or putting them on the wrong side
can have the opposite effect...:-)Good explanation here
http://www.vtr.org/maintain/wire-wheels-tightening.shtml
Michael Salter
http://www.netbug.net/blogmichael/?p=445
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Steve B. Gerow
Sent: Monday, August 24, 2009 8:52 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] hubs .. splines - autotightening
I can verify properly oriented hubs will cause the knockoff to tighten in
the course of normal driving. I've been using Sharpie index marks every time
I remount the wheels and they tighten up every time.
In the several years since I got new hubs & wheels, never yet had one
loosen.
Read about it on this list several years ago.
--
Steve Gerow
BN6
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