Need a quick answer

butz999 · #1 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 04:03 PM

I have owned my A&C for 8 years with bolt on wheels, well I,m now a well satisfied customer of Bob at Vintage Wheels, my new wheels are great and Bob took very good care of me with his personal service (highly recommend) them. Now for the question I have never had true knock off wheels just how hard do you hit the spinners with the lead hammer how do you know if they are tight enough ?

Thanks in advance
Mike

427 S/O · #2 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 04:12 PM

'Plastic hammer' and safety wire. After a few blows, you'll know it's tight enough.

ZOERA-SC7XX · #3 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 05:48 PM

Use a lead hammer and hit it three times VERY HARD. Be sure to use a light smear of 'anti-seize' before installation, and of course, lockwire in the direction of the tightened threads.

Hal Copple · #4 (**permalink**) 10-01-2008, 06:16 PM

wheels that go on eventually have to come off. I have found that tri-wing knock off spinners tend to tighten rather than loosen, assuming they are snug in the first place. If you want to use a lead hammer to put them on, hold the hammer up close to the head, so you can't hit as hard as when you remove the spinner by hitting the spinner with the hammer held near the end of the handle. For some time, i tap them on with a dead blow hammer, until they quit turning, then stop. I don't wack them as hard as possible either. Thus far, with my lead hammer, i have always been able to get the spinners off with the lead hammer. I use antiseize on the mating surfaces, too. I think if you hit them hard with the lead hammer, you will break off a wing trying to take them off with the lead hammer. Just my experience.

McD00 · #5 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 07:36 AM

Just dont do what I done. I didn't have a lead hammer so I used a claw hammer...broke all tree wings right off

Had to drill holes all the way arond the center then chisel the damn things off. Lesson learned

McVette

jhv48 · #6 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by McD00

Just dont do what I done. I didn't have a lead hammer so I used a claw hammer...broke all tree wings right off

Had to drill holes all the way arond the center then chisel the damn things off. Lesson learned

McVette

The funny part is that it took you knocking off ALL THREE wings before you figured it out.

McD00 · #7 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by jhv48

The funny part is that it took you knocking off ALL THREE wings before you figured it out.

Real funny

How the hell do you think you get then off then? I hit the first one and it rikoshayed all around the damn garage

What else can you do but hit the next one...it broke. Now your really commited....booom goes numbr three

Come to find out they were cast not fordged, probably cast from some blown up FE blocks

Anyways learn from my rooky mistakes.

McVette

jhv48 · #8 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 01:51 PM

Just picturing it is cracking me up.

Whack, clank clank clank, dammit!
Whack, clank clank clank, dammit!
Whack, clank clank clank, dammit!

You gotta admit, if a friend did it you would be rolling on the floor laughing.

The difference between tragedy and comedy is simple.

If it happens to me it is a tragedy.

If it happens to you, it's a comedy!

Dangerous Doug · #9 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 10:18 AM

LOL

Okay, but at least tell me it was a finishing hammer and not a framing hammer...

jhv48 · #10 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 10:49 AM

Here are the new instructions for tightening the spinners.

Keep hitting them with a hammer till all the wings are knocked off.

You've gone too far.

Back them off just a tad.

Sorry, couldn't resist!

427 S/O · #11 (**permalink**) 10-02-2008, 04:52 PM

Most folks hit it 'hard' out of fear a wheel will fall off, not necessary if you use safety wire after a couple of tight blows. I have 14K miles with no wheel lost.

jhv48 · #12 (**permalink**) 10-04-2008, 08:54 AM

Still funny!