Dave -
My long time british mechanic, Mike Hall, said to always bang on the
knock offs as hard as you can. This is particularly the case if you
are driving a BJ8, the coarse threads can unravel easier, but on the
other hand the coars threads you can really wail on the ears with a
hammer and get it on tight.
I prefer to use the long armed metal knock off wrench I have, it gives
me the same torque as if I was wailing on the ears with a THOR, but
because of the long lever arm it tightens with just a firm push on the
tool.
Regards,
Alan
'53 BN1 '64 BJ8
On 6/25/05, Dave Carpenter <d.carpenter7@verizon.net> wrote:
> How tight is tight? My new Daytons and new hubs seem to have a little
> play in them until I get the knockoff pretty darn tight. With the hand
> brake set and the car in the air, I can rock (rotate) the wheel ever so
> slightly fore and aft even as the knock off aproaches tight.
>
> One of the POs lost a wheel on my BJ8. There's about 3/8 to 1/2 inch of
> metal gone on one rotor edge and the dust shield was ground away with
> it. The guy I bought it from had it 30 years and said it wasn't him.
>
> Dave
> 67 BJ8
>
> Your messages not reaching the list?
> Check out http://www.team.net/posting.html
|