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Re: [Healeys] Minator alloy wheels

To: Wayne <waschu2@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Minator alloy wheels
From: Jon Einhorn <einhornlawoffice@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 10:22:42 -0500
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That's the second time I've heard about that happening

Jon

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> On Nov 7, 2016, at 9:24 AM, Wayne <waschu2@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> My friend with his  recently acquired 1953 BN-1 had a scary event yesterday.  
> The car has traveled about 800 miles  since we put in a Toyota gearbox, disk 
> brake conversion and new Minator wheels. While traveling on the highway at 70 
> MPH the Right front wheel started making noise. He got off the next exit 
> thinking a wheel bearing problem or a loose knock-off  and found two of the 
> bolts holding the alloy wheel to the spline hub adapter were missing their 
> nuts and the rest were loose.  We are now going to take all five wheels apart 
> and Loctite the wheel hardware. Checking the other wheels we found several 
> bolts with low torque or loose hardware.  Moss is going to get us the 
> Manufactures torque for the bolts and probably replace the wheel due to the 
> missing hardware and elongated holes.  If you run these wheels I would put a 
> socket on the nuts and check them for torque.
> 
> 
> Wayne
> <Minator-alloy-splined-centre-wheel-300x273.jpg>
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