Re: 68B Steel Wheels and Tires

[Charley & Peggy Robinson <ccrobins@ktc.com>]

Hi John,

  I looked at the diagram & blurb.  Definitely worth a look if you have
wires.  I need to find someone in town who sells wire wheels, I guess.

  Thanks,

  CR

"Reynolds,John" wrote:
> 
> CR,
> 
> There is a diagram of the proper balancing technique in the Victoria British
> Catalog.  
> John Reynolds
> 1979 MGB (in restoration)
> 
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   Charley & Peggy Robinson [mailto:ccrobins@ktc.com]
>                 Sent:   Thursday, July 13, 2000 10:44 AM
>                 To:     Chris Attias
>                 Cc:     David Councill; MG Listserver
>                 Subject:        Re: 68B Steel Wheels and Tires
> 
>                 Chris,
> 
>                   This rings a bell.  I may go looking for a dealer who
> sells wire
>                 wheels.  My wheels don't run true3 on the local dealer's
> balanceing
>                 machine but do on the car.
> 
>                   Also, I've had two flats on the front since I bought new
> tires and
>                 tubes.  One was an unexplained pinhole in the side of the
> tube.  The
>                 other was a separation of the tube itself.  Thjought I was
> doing the
>                 right thing when I bought new tubes....
> 
>                   CR
> 
>                 Chris Attias wrote:
>                 >
>                 > Do you have a dealer with the right balancer adapter for
> wires?
>                 >
>                 >
>                 > Also, buy the best tubes you can.  The last ones I got
> were made by
>                 > Michelin.  Got them from British Wire Wheel in Santa Cruz,
> CA.  And
>                 > check the insides of the tire for rough spots that may
> poke at the
>                 > tube.  Tubeless tires today can be pretty rough inside.
>                 > --
>                 > Chris Attias
>                 > Aptos, CA
>                 > '64 MGB