> A question to the group. My SI has wire wheels and suffers from the dreaded
> "clunk" of worn hubs. Has anyone been successful at repairing them? I was
> able to find some used front hubs that were not worn too bad, but still are
> in need of one or both rear hubs. As I was digesting yesterdays turkey, I
> was wondering if anyone tried building up the splines with industrial hard
> chrome. Everything but the splines could be masked off and a .005"-.010"
> coating applied. Would that be thick enough? Any comments?
>
> Does anyone know how wide the flat is at the top of the splines when new?
> If we knew, we could judge how much wear has taken place.
>
> Can I assume that there is equal wear in the wire wheels? Which spline was
> intended to wear out first?
>
> Last, has anyone considered having repo hubs made? Are drawings available?
> In my business, I have contact with many machine shops. Would anyone be
> interested in building an order?
>
> Let me know what everyone thinks.
>
> Tim Stiffy
> Alpine SI
Keep in mind that the "clunk" is not always the fault of worn splines.
In fact on my car, after tightening and tightening the knockoffs, I found that it was the read axle nuts that were loose, but by then the key was nearly sheared and the axles werent even salvageable.
Damn 4.55 gearset.
Jarrid Gross