Call it what you will, they need replacing sometimes. The only
question is the replacement interval. The shop in Santa Rosa, CA, that
replaced my hub and wheel were well familiar with the problem, so it
wasn't all that rare, whatever the reason. The first thing they told me
was that the only way to get the wheel off was to cut the wheel center
in half with a torch. They didn't want to touch it until they were sure
they could get the parts locally. They were also the guys who got me to
using anti-sieze compound on the splines, instead of grease.
When I bought that '70 B in 1980, all the splines were dry and rusty.
I'm sure that accelerated the wear. So I guess one could say they had
been DPO'd. Only one failed in seven years of daily driving, tho.
The splines on My present '69 B were well lubed when I got it but
some of them are pretty worn. As a matter of fact, it looks like I'll
have to replace at least one hub pretty soon. The wheel doesn't want to
come off the left front hub. Found that out a bit ago whle trying to
find a rattle in the front suspension. If it ever stops raining I'll
get Peg to hold the brake while I wiggle the wheel. Got my shop tied up
with other projects.
Cheers,
CR
Max Heim wrote:
> Hmmm, I would expect properly tightened and lubricated splines to last at
> least 20 years... I wouldn't call that a regular replacement item. The
> problem is, all of these cars have gone through at least one DPO, so they
> often have accelerated wear.
>
>
> on 3/24/04 4:16 PM, Charles & Peggy Robinson at ccrobins@ktc.com wrote:
>
>
>> Well, look here, Paul, the only maintenance one can pull on the
>>splines is to lubricate and inspect them them at regular intervals.
>>Obviously, the wheel rotates on the hub a fraction of an inch each time
>>it's accelerated or decelerated - witness that the knock off nuts
>>tighten up - so there's wear in the splines as a result. The only
>>repair is to replace them in sets.
>>
>> I wonder how many people on the list have replaced them as a regular
>>maintenance item. Have you?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> CR
>>
>>Paul M. wrote:
>>
>>>--- Charles & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>I had the splines go bad on my '70 B once. The
>>>>right front wheel spun
>>>>on the hub when braking hard, spun the knock-off nut
>>>>off.
>>>
>>>
>>>Splines should be checked regularly, though, and they
>>>have to be pretty bloody bad for the wheel to spin on
>>>them. So in my mind, this is more of a "lack of
>>>maintenance" problem.
>>>
>>>But then again, it sure wouldn't happen with bolt-ons!
>>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Max Heim
> '66 MGB GHN3L76149
> If you're near Mountain View, CA,
> it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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