This is a good tip and I had heard it before too and was talking to British
Wire Wheel about a year or so ago about it and they do not recommend it as it
will trap water in the spine and tend to cause rust and other problems. They
recommend leaving it as is and cleaning the grease as necessary. Yuk ;)
Best regards,
Jeff Zorn
Little British Car Co., Ltd.
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www.LBCarCo.com
In a message dated 1/20/01 1:24:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, jello@ida.net
writes:
<< On a related note, the endo of the spokes on the center can leak the
grease that people put on the splines to keep things from seizing.
If one wants to go to the effort, they can spread silicon on the spoke ends
to seal that up too. Just be sure to do it before the wheel
is balanced. This helps some with cleanliness, but they never stay very
clean. >>
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