Lead Hammer vs Dead Blow

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by CompFi

New to the spinners. So is the puller the preferred approach for both wheel install and removal?

Or better for one than the other?

Thanks for another great thread!

Only use a puller to take your spinners off. Never to put them on. Supposedly that torque multiplier you see me with can apply a ridiculous amount of torque, like 4,000 ft/lbs or something. I would never use it to tighten anything up. Ever.

[CompFi]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Only use a puller to take your spinners off. Never to put them on. Supposedly that torque multiplier you see me with can apply a ridiculous amount of torque, like 4,000 ft/lbs or something. I would never use it to tighten anything up. Ever.

So now back to the crux of this thread then.

Owners strike the spinners of their shiny wheels with a lead hammer? I didn't expect that.....

[patrickt]

Some of us don't have shiny spinners. Mine are unshiny steel, but others do have shiny aluminum and occasionally break off an ear. But yes, you whack them with a lead hammer to put them on and, if you're old like me, you remove them with something a little easier.

[eschaider]

Originally Posted by patrickt

Some of us don't have shiny spinners. Mine are unshiny steel, but others do have shiny aluminum and occasionally break off an ear. But yes, you whack them with a lead hammer to put them on and, if you're old like me, you remove them with something a little easier.

Patrick, where did you find steel versions?

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by eschaider

Patrick, where did you find steel versions?

at cobraracing.com. Click here:

Hubs and Accessories

[eschaider]

Originally Posted by patrickt

at cobraracing.com. Click here:

Hubs and Accessories

Thanks Patrick. I had forgotten about those guys.

Nice stuff, inparticular the knock offs

[patrickt]

I actually much prefer the look of my old greasy and partially surface-rusty spinners over that of shiny new polished ones, but to each his own....