As I said rather badly before is that spinners screw on in the
opposite direction to the forward rotation of the wheel
At 03:22 PM 11/12/2010, mgbob@juno.com wrote:
> I expected that finding an unequivocal answer would be quick. Not so.
> Dayton's site says to hammer them on hard. Nothing about handing
> of the thread.
> Classic Motorsports magazine says to hammer gently, wheels off
> ground, set on ground and tighten one spoke spacing. Nothing about handing.
> GT40 site says Right side threads are left-handed; left side
> threads are right-handed; tighten to the rear. Nothing about tightness.
> Bob
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------
>From: Barrie Robinson <barrie@look.ca>
>To: "Paul Hunt" <paul.hunt1@blueyonder.co.uk>,<mgs@autox.team.net>,
><MG-MGB@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: Re: [Mgs] Sort-of off-topic, Lotus Elan wheel spinners
>Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2010 14:29:39 -0500
>
>Paul,
>
>I never remember but there is an easy way to know. The spinners must
>be always tightened yes? So when the wheel turns it must be to
>tighten them. So look at which way the wheel goes (when car is
>going forward) and thus spinner must turn in opposite direction to
>tighten. Catching ears and braking sound like urban legends !!
>
>
>At 11:59 AM 11/12/2010, Paul Hunt wrote:
> >Anyone know which side have left-hand threads and which
> right-hand? Watching
> >Wheeler Dealers this week Edd China definitely had the left-hand
> thread on the
> >left-hand side. That to me is wrong, if the 'ears' of the spinner catch on
> >anything it is going to tend to undo them, and is opposite to how
> they are on
> >my MGB. Ironically, the first Elan forum I looked at had a couple
> of examples
> >of wheels coming loose, one person putting it down to having accelerated
> >harder than he braked!
> >
> >PaulH.
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>Regards
>
>Barrie
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