HI all
If using a crows foot on the end of a torque wrench please be aware that it
will increase the torque from say 40lb/ft to 40lb/13inches due to the extra
length added by the crows foot. Don't ask what happens if you use them at 90
degrees to the lever I'm too knackered to get my head round that at the
moment.
Graham.
----- Original Message -----
From: Mostrom, Paul <Mostrom.Paul@principal.com>
To: 'Jeff McNeal' <jmcneal@ohms.com>; <Spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 9:33 PM
Subject: RE: Hub nuts -- the debate rages on
>
> Jeff,
>
> The only thing I can suggest is a 'crow-foot' (don't know the technical
name)
> of the appropriate size. These look like the open end of a combination
wrench
> with a 1/2" square drive hole instead of a handle. Most tool or parts
shops
> will have these.
>
> Thanks,
> Paul Mostrom
> '77 Spitfire 1500
> '80 Ford F-100 (Triumph Support Vehicle)
>
>
> 'Black holes, where God divided by zero......'
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff McNeal [mailto:jmcneal@ohms.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2000 2:54 PM
> To: Spitfire List
> Cc: Triumph List
> Subject: Hub nuts -- the debate rages on
>
>
>
> I spoke with Victoria British today about the hubnuts that I received for
my
> wire wheel adapters. According to the young lady in customer service who
> had standard lug nuts and adapter lug nuts in front of her, the only
> differences were:
>
> The standard hub nut looked shinier like chrome and had a longer taper to
> the beveled end. Other than that, the depth and width -- the actual
> dimensions of the nuts looked identical to her. The case is still open.
>
> I called TRF and spoke to Dave in technical support. He insisted that the
> hub adapter nuts are all beveled on both sides and that they have a
shorter
> thread length than the standard hub nuts. Unfortunately, he had just 12
on
> the shelf and offered to back order the rest. No thanks -- and shoot!
>
> I then called Spitbits and spoke to Nigel, who said that the adapter nuts
> are indeed shorter in thread length by maybe 3/16", but that only one side
> is beveled and that he's never heard of dual beveled hub adapter nuts
> before. The shorter depth of the nut sounded sensible and the description
> also matches the photo in my Bentley manual of an installed hub adapter.
> Spitbits wins the order.
>
> In the meantime, my confidence in Victoria British is shaken by their lack
> of knowledge on the subject and will return their (probably) incorrect
> adapter nuts for a refund. The scary thing is, up until now, they were
> unaware that they might have a problem with what they've been sending out.
> When the Spitbits hub adapter nuts arrive, I'm going to closely compare
them
> with the VB nuts and if they ARE different, I'll interested to see what
> Victoria British has to say for themselves.
>
> In the meantime, "Mrs. Jones" goes back on jackstands this evening and all
> the VB nuts will be removed from service. Hopefully, I'll be ready to
ride
> again by the weekend, but I'm going to say a "Hail Mary" or two before I
> take any hard corners. In case anyone is interested, the manual specifies
> 45lb of torque on the wheel nuts.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Jeff in San Diego
> '67 RHD Spitfire Mk3 aka "Mrs. Jones"
> http://www.ohms.com/spitfire/spitfire.shtml
>
> P.S. In case I have trouble driving home the adapter nuts with my socket
> wrench because of the poor clearance between the hub adapter center shaft
> and the nut itself, is there such a thing as an open-ended torque wrench?
I
> want to be 100% certain to get things RIGHT this time.
>
>
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