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re: Loose wheels

To: british-cars@Alliant.COM
Subject: re: Loose wheels
From: mit-eddie!cbmvax.commodore.com!augi@EDDIE.MIT.EDU (Joe Augenbraun)
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 89 16:16:00 EDT
> are not going to slip under accereration, but it might be possible to
> lock up the brake rotor/hub assembly under braking, and if
> the wheel then slipped on the splines it could possibly
> back off the knockoff.  Hence the extreme caution to be
> observed if this is done.  Moral, avoid hard braking situations
> 
> Bill Sohl
> 

Actually I think braking tightens the knock off.  That's why they
thread opposite ways on the opposite sides of the car.

                                                Joe



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