If you change yours to the other side, make sure another lister has frequent
contact with you so we know what happened if you stop posting suddenly. :)
On Thu, 28 Dec 2000, David Pennington wrote:
> Walt, thanks for the note. I have related my experience, the LF wheel came off
> during hard braking. I've spoken to one other person recently who had the same
> thing happen, on his LR wheel. I doubt if these are the only two instances. I
> KNOW the manufacturers (at least MG) put LH hubs on the RH side and VV, but I
> still haven't heard WHY they do this. "Because they all do it" isn't much of
> an answer, is it? And what's this about towing a WW equipped car backwards?
> This happens all the time. Towing it backwards (on the front wheels) would
> only TIGHTEN correctly fitted (stock) hubs if by some chance the splines
> failed. Please let me know if there is some mechanical explanation for your
> thinking.
>
> I am beginning to wonder if they did it because they always did it, and were
> afraid to change it because that would be admitting the old way was flawed,
> for reasons I have already explained.
>
> thanks again,
>
> Dave P
> 70 MGB
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Walt Goddard
> To: David Pennington ; mgs@autox.team.net
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 11:29 AM
> Subject: Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side
>
>
> Just think of all the auto manufacturers that put RH on the left and
> LH on the right. With the millions they put into research and the
> liability issues they face, the probability that those should be
> reversed is rather slim. Let alone the fact that the original setups
> on millions of autos around the world have never (at least I have
> never seen/heard/read) resulted in the spinner coming off. Just don't
> tow them backwards!!!!
>
> Walt Goddard
> waltcpa@sierra.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: David Pennington <racerx23@earthlink.net>
> To: <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:54 AM
> Subject: Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side
>
>
> > OK, now this is why the issue is perplexing me. I agree the force of
> braking
> > is far greater than accelleration (at least until I can afford that
> $3K
> > supercharger <g>). But the way I figure it is this: If, during
> braking, the
> > spline fails on the LH side, and the hub has a LH thread (IOW a RH
> hub), the
> > wheel will actually tighten the hub nut / spinner. The reason my LF
> wheel came
> > off on my old 71 years ago was because the braking forces overcame
> the splines
> > (which weren't in good shape BTW) and the spinner was unscrewed by
> the wheel.
> > The spinner might have been *loosened* by vibration, braking, etc,
> but it spun
> > off completely once the splines failed. If a RH hub was fitted, I
> believe it
> > would tighten the spinner if the wheel spun, rather unscrew it. This
> might
> > cause other problems, but at least the wheel would stay on. If I am
> right, the
> > wheel hubs should be LH thread on the LH side, and RH on the RH
> side. Of
> > course this is "bass-akwards", so there's a real probability I am
> missing
> > something here. Now that I can afford to keep all the splines in
> fairly good
> > order, the point is nearly moot, but this is an intellectual
> curiosity issue.
> >
> > thanks again,
> >
> > Dave Pennington
> > Dallas TX
> > 70 MGB
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Bob Howard
> > To: racerx23@earthlink.net
> > Cc: mgs@autox.team.net
> > Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 9:12 AM
> > Subject: Re: wheel hubs on the "wrong" side
> >
> >
> > David,
> > If you can get a consensus on any topic, I think that this one
> will be
> > it. Using the hubs on the other side is asking for trouble. It's
> not
> > the burning out acceleration that loosens a hub, it's the braking
> forces
> > and the usual road vibrations.
> > Brakes are at least 2x and more frequently 3x the strength of
> the
> > engine. A way to think of this is 0-60 takes 1/8 mile and 14
> seconds or
> > so. 60-0 takes about 300 feet and 2 seconds. This point was
> emphasised
> > during the "runaway Audi" phenomenon a few years ago. Car&Driver
> took an
> > Audi and held it at 60mph. Jamming down the brakes and the
> throttle
> > fully, the car still took only about 75 feet longer to stop. So,
> in that
> > case, the strength of the brakes was engine HP + inertia (M x V2).
> > Bob
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 28 Dec 2000 08:11:06 -0500 "David Pennington"
> > <racerx23@earthlink.net> writes:
> > > hello all,
> > > I am contemplating the (wire) wheel drive hub on the left side
> of my
> > > car,
> > > which looks rather sad (its been spun by the previous owner at
> some
> > > point). I
> > > had a wheel spin long ago on the left front, it even went off
> > > completely to
> > > my chagrin. Anyway, due to their RH thread, the left sides will
> > > unscrew if
> > > they spin during braking, which is the only time I anticipate
> giving
> > > them
> > > great loads of torque (as my crazy youth is long past, I do not
> get
> > > pleasure
> > > from doing "burnouts" and such nonsense). Anyway, is there
> anyone
> > > who's put
> > > right side hubs on the left side, or if this was discussed
> sometime,
> > > please
> > > relay the consensus if there is one. I truly appreciate this
> forum
> > > and its
> > > many contributors.
> > >
> > > thanks again in advance,
> > >
> > > Dave P
> > > 70 MGB
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