Bill,
This happened to me 30 years ago in a Mk2 Spitfire. Turns out I had bent
the half axle. I too swaped the whole axle/hub assembly with one I found in
a parts yard.
Mike Ross
'67 Spitfire (soon to be a Spit 6)
'66
'69 GT6 (parts car)
'70 GT6
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Curry" <spitlist@gte.net>
To: "BillG" <wrgingerich@uswest.net>
Cc: "Spitlist" <spitfires@autox.team.net>
Sent: Sunday, May 21, 2000 2:24 PM
Subject: Re: Tire wobble
>
> Bill,
> I had someone tell me that once, the same day that my Mk1 got bashed in
the driver door. The wobble was on the opposite side rear.
>
> The problem turned out to be the hub got bent when the crunch took place.
Apparently, it doesn't take much force to bend those
> things. I too thought it was the rim but swapping wheels didn't change
the wobble. Changing the whole axle/hub assembly with a spare
> I had corrected the problem.
>
> Regards,
> Joe
>
> BillG wrote:
> >
> > Greetings, All;
> >
> > A few weeks ago I had a guy pull up next to me and tell me that my right
> > rear tire had a "severe" wobble in it. I thanked him, and continued
home,
> > thinking that I had a bent rim. Had my friendly, local tire dealer
check
> > the rim - it's straight. I'm not sure what to check now. Could the
axle be
> > bent? I've never looked hard at the rear suspension, so my
understanding of
> > it's design is a bit lacking. When I pulled the wheel off I noticed
that
> > the screws holding the drum on are missing, and the drum didn't look
like it
> > was fitting all the way on the axle. I just assumed that the wheel lugs
> > would snug it up when I put the wheel back on. Is the drum causing the
> > problem? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > I'll be off line for 2 weeks. I'm off to Mt. Airy, North Carolina to
watch
> > my daughter graduate high school. Should be a fun trip.
> >
> > Bill Gingerich
> > '74 Spitfire
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