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Subject: | Re: [Healeys] Splines and Wheels |
From: | WILLIAM B LAWRENCE <ynotink@msn.com> |
Date: | Sun, 8 Nov 2015 03:06:38 +0000 |
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--===============8410466082400440942== boundary="_f5187122-5871-470d-bfd1-f5cb86544896_" --_f5187122-5871-470d-bfd1-f5cb86544896_ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable If the wheels are turning in the undo direction you are doing it wrong. The= nut on the right wheel should have a left hand thread and the nut on the = left wheel should have a right hand thread. Imagine you are Superman and as= the car is driving by you reach out and grab the center lock nut. If the n= ut would tend to tighten it is correct. If it would tend to loosen it is on= the wrong side. If that's the case you are going to lose a wheel. Bill Lawrence > To: healeyron@yahoo.com=3B healeys@autox.team.net > From: rchaskell@earthlink.net > Date: Sat=2C 7 Nov 2015 16:28:37 -0500 > Subject: Re: [Healeys] Splines and Wheels >=20 > Ron=2C >=20 > When driving forward the wheels are rotating in the 'undo' direction.=20 > If the splines are gone=2C the wheel will continue to rotate with the=20 > knock-off when the brakes are applied. That would explain the left=20 > front wheel. >=20 > In the case of the rear wheels=2C the torque from accelerating will=20 > tighten the knock-off. >=20 > Cheers=2C >=20 > Bob Haskell > AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar > http://www.ciahc.org/registry_3000mk1.php >=20 > On 11/07/2015 11:29 AM=2C Ron Mitchell wrote: > > Figure this one? I have had two Spline failures. > > > > 1. Right rear wheel spline got wiped out and I heard a very loud > > grinding sound when I applied the brakes. I was able to drive home. I= t > > was almost impossible to get the Knock Off Nut off. I was eventually > > successful using a 20 LB sledge hammer. > > > > 2. Left front hub spline got wiped out when I applied the brakes comin= g > > up to a stop light. I heard the same grinding sound. I knew that the > > spine was gone after the rear wheel incident. I slowly drove into a > > parking lot. The Knock Off Nut was loose. I called a fellow club membe= r > > for assistance. He brought me a floor jack and with the wheel off the > > ground we tightened the Knock Off Nut as tight as it would go. I then > > proceeded to slowly follow him home using the hand brake to stop. > > Unfortunately when coming up to the next traffic light a guy cut me > > off and I made the mistake of hitting the brake pedal. Again the > > grinding sound and then the wheel came off=2C continued down the road i= nto > > the side of a pick up truck. Fortunately I was going slow enough that = I > > didn't damage anything. The car just dropped down on the Brake Rotor. > > I retrieved the wheel and was able to get the car off the ground so a= s > > to put the wheel back on and proceeded to my friends garage where I lef= t > > it until I could get it home and replace the Hub. I have since replace= d > > all Hubs=2C Knock off and Wheels. > > > > Question why did the left front loosen and come off while the right rea= r > > tightened to a point that I was ready to torch the wheel off? > > > > Ron Mitchell > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums > > > > Healeys@autox.team.net > > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys > > > > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rchas= kell@earthlink.net > > > _______________________________________________ > Support Team.Net http://www.team.net/donate.html > Suggested annual donation $12.75 > Archive: http://www.team.net/archive > Forums: http://www.team.net/forums >=20 > Healeys@autox.team.net > http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys >=20 > Unsubscribe/Manage: http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/ynotink= @msn.com >=20 = --_f5187122-5871-470d-bfd1-f5cb86544896_ Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html> <head> <style><!-- .hmmessage P { margin:0px=3B padding:0px } body.hmmessage { font-size: 12pt=3B font-family:Calibri } --></style></head> <body class=3D'hmmessage'><div dir=3D'ltr'>If the wheels are turning in the= undo direction you are doing it wrong. The nut on the right wheel should h= ave a left hand thread =3B =3Band the nut on the left wheel should = have a right hand thread. Imagine you are Superman and as the car is drivin= g by you reach out and grab the center lock nut. If the nut would tend to t= ighten it is correct. If it would tend to loosen it is on the wrong side. I= f that'=3Bs the case you are going to lose a wheel.<br><br>Bill Lawrence= <br><br>> To:=3B healeyron@=3Byahoo.com;=3B healeys@=3Bautox.te= am.net<br>> From:=3B rchaskell@=3Bearthlink.net<br>> Date:=3B Sat= =2C 7 Nov 2015 16:=3B28:=3B37 -0500<br>> Subject:=3B Re:=3B 	= 1=3BHealeys]=3B Splines and Wheels<br>> <br>> Ron=2C<br>> <br>> When dri= ving forward the wheels are rotating in the '=3Bundo'=3B direction. <= br>> If the splines are gone=2C the wheel will continue to rotate with the = <br>> knock-off when the brakes are applied. That would explain the left <= br>> front wheel.<br>> <br>> In the case of the rear wheels=2C the torque f= rom accelerating will <br>> tighten the knock-off.<br>> <br>> Cheers=2C<br>= > <br>> Bob Haskell<br>> AHCA 3000 Mk I registrar<br>> http:=3B//www.cia= hc.org/registry_3000mk1.php<br>> <br>> On 11/07/2015 11:=3B29 AM=2C Ron = Mitchell wrote:=3B<br>> >=3B Figure this one?=3B I have had two S= pline failures.<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B 1. Right rear wheel spline got w= iped out and I heard a very loud<br>> >=3B grinding sound when I applied= the brakes. I was able to drive home. It<br>> >=3B was almost impossi= ble to get the Knock Off Nut off. I was eventually<br>> >=3B successful= using a 20 LB sledge hammer.<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B 2. Left front hub = spline got wiped out when I applied the brakes coming<br>> >=3B up to a = stop light. I heard the same grinding sound. I knew that the<br>> >=3B= spine was gone after the rear wheel incident. I slowly drove into a<br>> = >=3B parking lot. The Knock Off Nut was loose. I called a fellow club m= ember<br>> >=3B for assistance. He brought me a floor jack and with the= wheel off the<br>> >=3B ground we tightened the Knock Off Nut as tight = as it would go. I then<br>> >=3B proceeded to slowly follow him home us= ing the hand brake to stop.<br>> >=3B Unfortunately when coming up to = the next traffic light a guy cut me<br>> >=3B off and I made the mistake= of hitting the brake pedal. Again the<br>> >=3B grinding sound and the= n the wheel came off=2C continued down the road into<br>> >=3B the side = of a pick up truck. Fortunately I was going slow enough that I<br>> >= =3B didn'=3Bt damage anything. The car just dropped down on the Brake R= otor.<br>> >=3B I retrieved the wheel and was able to get the car off = the ground so as<br>> >=3B to put the wheel back on and proceeded to my = friends garage where I left<br>> >=3B it until I could get it home and r= eplace the Hub. I have since replaced<br>> >=3B all Hubs=2C Knock off a= nd Wheels.<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B Question why did the left front loosen= and come off while the right rear<br>> >=3B tightened to a point that I= was ready to torch the wheel off?=3B<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B Ron Mitc= hell<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B _____= __________________________________________<br>> >=3B Support Team.Net ht= tp:=3B//www.team.net/donate.html<br>> >=3B Suggested annual donation = $=3B12.75<br>> >=3B Archive:=3B http:=3B//www.team.net/archive= <br>> >=3B Forums:=3B http:=3B//www.team.net/forums<br>> >=3B<b= r>> >=3B Healeys@=3Bautox.team.net<br>> >=3B http:=3B//autox.te= am.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys<br>> >=3B<br>> >=3B Unsubscribe/Manag= e:=3B http:=3B//autox.team.net/mailman/options/healeys/rchaskell@= =3Bearthlink.net<br>> >=3B<br>> ________________________________________= _______<br>> Support Team.Net http:=3B//www.team.net/donate.html<br>> Su= ggested annual donation $=3B12.75<br>> Archive:=3B http:=3B//www.= team.net/archive<br>> Forums:=3B http:=3B//www.team.net/forums<br>> <= br>> Healeys@=3Bautox.team.net<br>> http:=3B//autox.team.net/mailman/= listinfo/healeys<br>> <br>> Unsubscribe/Manage:=3B http:=3B//autox.te= am.net/mailman/options/healeys/ynotink@=3Bmsn.com<br>> <br> <= /div></body> </html>= --_f5187122-5871-470d-bfd1-f5cb86544896_-- --===============8410466082400440942== Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Archive: http://www.team.net/archive Healeys@autox.team.net http://autox.team.net/mailman/listinfo/healeys --===============8410466082400440942==-- |
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