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While working for the Dayton Daily News as a reporter in 1963, I owned a BT=
7 with painted wires. =C2=A0This car had been actively (on=C2=A0the track) =
drag raced by its previous=C2=A0owner, a law student from Cleveland. =C2=A0=
It had a number of broken spokes. =C2=A0Since I was in Dayton, I naturally =
took it to Dayton Wire Wheel, which I recall was actually in nearby Xenia a=
t the time. I arrived noonish, and the only =C2=A0person on hand, I believe=
, was the proprietor. =C2=A0This man cut out all of the broken spokes (can'=
t remember how many) and replaced and repainted them. =C2=A0I think the cha=
rge for this was very modest. =C2=A0The man also offered =C2=A0to sell me a=
new set of Dayton wire wheels, saying that the design of the originals was=
inadequate for the power generated by Healey 3000 engine. =C2=A0I don't kn=
ow whether this is true, but when he showed me difference in design of the =
two wheels, his observation made sense. =C2=A0I have replaced a few spokes =
on one wheel on of my BN7's chrome 60-spoke wheels, Dayton's, I assume. It'=
s a tedious job, requiring, of course, the removal of the tire and also the=
removal of a couple of adjoining spokes to replace each broken spoke. =C2=
=A0Though I am experienced at tensioning bicycle wheel spokes--I own the as=
sociated gear--I made no effort to true the replacement spokes. =C2=A0I sim=
ply tensioned them as best I could. This car, then and now, runs down the r=
oad so perfectly--not a trace of cowl shake or anything--that I am afraid t=
o even replace the now somewhat dated tires.=20
On Saturday, September 10, 2016 4:18 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.=
net> wrote:
=20
I broke several on my BJ8 when I first bought it with painted=20
60-spokers.=C2=A0 Bought 72-spoke SS/chrome Daytons soon after, no problems=
=20
since (over 100K miles).
Bob
On 9/9/2016 11:16 AM, Charlie Frazer wrote:
> Rich Kahn=E2=80=99s post and the following discussion about the HF tire c=
hanger began with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and t=
o replace broken spokes.
> I=E2=80=99m curious to know how common those problems are among wire whee=
l owners.
>
> I ask because after returning from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier=
this summer I discovered a rear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a=
pretty frightening percentage on a 60-spoke wheel.=C2=A0 I bought the whee=
ls new and they have about 12,000 miles on them.=C2=A0 Never raced or abuse=
d.=C2=A0 Needless to say, they are past the 3 year warranty period.
>
> How common is the problem of broken spokes?
> Thanks,
> Charlie Frazer
>
>
>
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ont-family:verdana, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div id=3D"yui_3_=
16_0_ym19_1_1473516069057_11015" dir=3D"ltr"><span id=3D"yui_3_16_0_ym19_1_=
1473516069057_11014">While working for the Dayton Daily News as a reporter =
in 1963, I owned a BT7 with painted wires. This car had been actively=
(on the track) drag raced by its previous owner, a law student f=
rom Cleveland. It had a number of broken spokes. Since I was in=
Dayton, I naturally took it to Dayton Wire Wheel, which I recall was actua=
lly in nearby Xenia at the time. I arrived noonish, and the only pers=
on on hand, I believe, was the proprietor. This man cut out all of th=
e broken spokes (can't remember how many) and replaced and repainted them. =
I think the charge for this was very modest. The man also offer=
ed to sell me a new set of Dayton wire wheels, saying that the design=
of the originals was inadequate for the power generated by Healey 3000 eng=
ine. I don't know whether this is true, but when he showed me differe=
nce in design of the two wheels, his observation made sense. I have r=
eplaced a few spokes on one wheel on of my BN7's chrome 60-spoke wheels, Da=
yton's, I assume. It's a tedious job, requiring, of course, the removal of =
the tire and also the removal of a couple of adjoining spokes to replace ea=
ch broken spoke. Though I am experienced at tensioning bicycle wheel =
spokes--I own the associated gear--I made no effort to true the replacement=
spokes. I simply tensioned them as best I could. This car, then and =
now, runs down the road so perfectly--not a trace of cowl shake or anything=
--that I am afraid to even replace the now somewhat dated tires.</span></di=
v> <div class=3D"qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div class=3D"yahoo_quoted" s=
tyle=3D"display: block;"> <div style=3D"font-family: verdana, helvetica, sa=
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<div dir=3D"ltr"><font size=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> On Saturday, September 1=
0, 2016 4:18 AM, Bob Spidell <bspidell@comcast.net> wrote:<br></font>=
</div> <br><br> <div class=3D"y_msg_container">I broke several on my BJ8 w=
hen I first bought it with painted <br>60-spokers. Bought 72-spoke SS=
/chrome Daytons soon after, no problems <br>since (over 100K miles).<br><br=
>Bob<br><br><br>On 9/9/2016 11:16 AM, Charlie Frazer wrote:<br>> Rich Ka=
hn=E2=80=99s post and the following discussion about the HF tire changer be=
gan with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and to replace=
broken spokes.<br>> I=E2=80=99m curious to know how common those proble=
ms are among wire wheel owners.<br>><br>> I ask because after returni=
ng from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier this summer I discovered a r=
ear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a pretty frightening percentag=
e on a 60-spoke wheel. I bought the wheels new and they have about 12=
,000 miles on them. Never raced or abused. Needless to say, the=
y are past the 3 year warranty period.<br>><br>> How common is the pr=
oblem of broken spokes?<br>> Thanks,<br>> Charlie Frazer<br>><br>&=
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