[Healeys] Spokes & Tubes

[Charlie Frazer]

I appreciate your point Ira, but if you order wheels set up for tubeless from Dayton, they seal the bottoms of the nuts to the rim to prevent air leaks.
Tightening the nuts breaks the seal and then your tires lose air.
This is not to say that a failed wheel is preferable, just that fussing with the nuts brings on another set of problems.  And, just tightening the nuts doesn’t assure that the wheel is true.
That’s why I’m asking if this is a common problem.  Maybe I got a bad set.
Charlie

On Sep 9, 2016, at 9:15 PM, i erbs <eyera3000 at gmail.com> wrote:

Its important to check your spikes and snug up the collars as part of regular maintenance. Thats why I swapped my 48 spikes for disc wheel disc brakes in 1980.
Glad you got home safely.

Ira Erbs
1959 100-6
MKI engine and disc brakes
Portland,OR


On Sep 9, 2016 6:00 PM, "Charlie Frazer" <cfrazer at uoregon.edu> wrote:
Rich Kahn’s post and the following discussion about the HF tire changer began with his need to install inner tubes because of air loss and to replace broken spokes.
I’m curious to know how common those problems are among wire wheel owners.

I ask because after returning from a 1200 mile trip to Rendezvous earlier this summer I discovered a rear wheel with 15 consecutive broken spokes, a pretty frightening percentage on a 60-spoke wheel.  I bought the wheels new and they have about 12,000 miles on them.  Never raced or abused.  Needless to say, they are past the 3 year warranty period.

How common is the problem of broken spokes?
Thanks,
Charlie Frazer
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