Wire Wheel Knock

Jay Laifman (Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com)
Wed, 22 Jul 1998 10:01:13 -0700


Someone recently inquired about worn splines on wire wheels. I bought new wire wheels, but not new hubs. My front hubs are fine, the rear hubs probably not so fine. Once one goes bad, does the other one go too? I mean, did I destroy my wheels by putting them on bad splines? Or are the wheels harder than the hubs so that the splines on the hubs wear, not the wheels?

FYI, someone did mention that MGB hubs were the same. I have been told by Valley Wire Wheel that this is not true. Though they may fit and tighten, the angles on the back of the wheel and the front of the hub will not match up properly. So I've been told.