In a message dated 98-03-23 09:51:17 EST, gernot.vonhoegen@stir.ac.uk writes:
[in answer to this below]
> > As far as the wheel nut tightness is concerned, whether your car has a
> > wheel centre nut which is octagonal or with 'ears' - the answer for
> > both
> > versions is as tight as you can make them.
[his answer follows]
> I disagree with that. If you make them as tight as you can, it can be
> too tight, spreading the seat of the wire wheels off the seat from the
> stub. You'll end up having a wheel that has play on the spline and is
> not reconditionable. << snip >>
> gernot
I agree with gernot. For those of you who are interested in wire wheel
tightening - go to www.vtr.org, scroll to "Maintenance Handbook," then scroll
down to "wheels". There you'll find an article about wire wheel tightening.
Cheers.
Art Kelly
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