Hmm, I was taught (as a young apprentice with British Leyland in the late
70s), to beat the daylights out of them until they are really tight. I spin
the wheel as I go so I am not hitting on the same ?ear? of the knock-off. I
have done that religiously for the 43 years I have owned my BT7 and never had
an issue. When I worked in a garage that specialized in English sports cars,
we used to occasionally get cars in that the owner said needed u-joints because
there was a knock when braking or accelerating, It sometimes turned out to be
the wheels and a few good cracks with ?ole Thor corrected the problem.
That said I have only seen a wire wheel come off once because the knock-off
unscrewed. It was a TR3 that an uninformed tow truck driver had picked up from
the back and towed ?backwards?. Knock-offs undid themselves. I still think
that it would not have happened if they were good and tight.
Mirek
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Per
Schoerner
Sent: August-09-17 4:39 AM
To: Roger Grace
Cc: Healey List
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Wheel Spinners
Hi
Try it with the car raised from ground, much easier that way. Btw. I also only
tighten them by hand and one or two blows with a rubber mallet, no point in
tightening them any more than that.
Per
Skickat fr?n min iPhone
9 aug. 2017 kl. 03:05 skrev Roger Grace <roggrace at telus.net>:
On my BJ8 with new MWS 72 spoke WW and hubs I find that the wheels are over
tightening themselves particularly the front.
Have read the Rudge Whitworth self tightening info. but still not happy.
When I fit the wheels I tighten by hand then do a light couple of taps with my
lead mallet.
After but a few miles I find that I have to really slog the spinners just to
get them to move - the ol? girl shakes all over.
It really is excessive and fear one day wont be able to get them to move at all
? particularly on roadside.
What gives ?
Anyone else encountered this issue ?
rg
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