> The wire wheels and splines wear at about the same rate. With the wheel
> removed, if the splines are sharp and thin, you will need to replace both
> the wheels and the hubs. If they are still symmetrical and pointed, like
> this V they will still wear for quite a while longer. Grease them up
and
> tighten the knockoffs completely. Rotating the wheels, can help too. If
it
> comes down to it, new rear hubs can be press fit on to your axles, but
the
> splines that slide into the differential are probably also worn and
> stressed. Watch swap meets and what not for complete wire wheel axles
with
> hubs that are in better shape than yours and buy them. Oddly enough, I
> found that my hub splines were more worn on the left side of the car than
> the right, and swapping the front hub and rear axle with better used parts
> was all it took to eliminate the clunk. Hubs are side specific, so make
> sure they are on the correct side.
> David Riker
> 74 Midget
> 63 Falcon
> 70 Torino
> http://home.pacbell.net/davriker
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eddie Sheffield" <eddie@mediarchive.com>
> To: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2001 7:48 PM
> Subject: Wheel clunk - advice?
>
>
> > Didn't get any answers from my "double trouble II" post, so I'll try
again
> > using a more descriptive subject. ;-)
> >
> > I was having some weird clunking going on when I braked the other day,
and
> I
> > think I'm going to have to admit that I have "wheel clunk". I can even
> turn
> > the rear wheels a degree or two by hand with the parking brake on. So I
> > assume at the least I'm looking at new rear hubs and wheels. Do the
axles
> > have to be replaced, or can the hubs be replaced alone?
> >
> > Alternatively, I'm seriously considering converting to bolt-ons. I love
> the
> > look of wires, but between wheel clunk, worrying about tire places
> properly
> > installing and balancing, proper truing, etc. I think they may be more
> > trouble than I want to deal with. What all do I need to convert to
bolt-on
> > wheels? I figure at least:
> >
> > - Rear axles and studs
> > - Front hubs and rotors
> > - And of course, the wheels :-)
> >
> > What else? The front looks pretty straightforward, but I can't tell much
> > about how the back is put together, at least from the manuals. Also, I
> recall
> > a discussion about the diff housings being different widths. Can I
safely
> use
> > my current wire wheel housing with bolt-on axles, or do I need to swap?
> >
> > Anybody have bolt-on parts left over from a conversion they would part
> with
> > cheap?
> >
> > Eddie
> > 1971 Midget
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