FIA Knock off Spinners

Kit Coyle · #1 (**permalink**) 11-23-2018, 11:38 AM

Many ERA Cobras come equipped with aluminum knock-offs marked with
Halibrand on the outside of each ear as per the originals but with no markings
on the back side. I assume these are "re-pops" made with new dies? Were
they made in the late 20thC by Halibrand or by someone else? I know there is
no historical significance to these items but it is still interesting and I very much
appreciate ERA's attention to these details as for me it is all about the "look"...
on the outside, anyway!

Snek · #2 (**permalink**) 08-21-2023, 10:29 AM

OK Folks:

I'm running out of options.
I have tried just about every way I can think of to remove the two rear spinners from my 65 Contempory Classic.

It's coming down to cutting them off....
Sad, but true.

But, before I do that, can you all recommend where I can pick up a L & R set?
Aluminum I presume as I heard that Stainless can tear up the wheels.

At least now I can drive the car, but when those spinners come off I had better have something to replace them with.

As a side note, this weekend I got to spend some time with Ted Sutton a fabricator for Shelby. He put the first 427 in a cobra. Real nice guy with all sorts of stories.

Anyway back to the spinners.
Any suggestions for replacements or last ditch efforts to get these things unstuck?

Thanks

Dave

1985 CCX · #3 (**permalink**) 08-21-2023, 11:16 AM

Spray with penetrating oil, let sit then do it again next day
Be sure spinners are on correclty, RS of car is LH thread.
Never assume this is right, if whom ever put on the hubs did it backwards you may need hit other way....

Never failed me yet, are you using a lead hammer?
Smaller hammers may not work

twobjshelbys · #4 (**permalink**) 08-21-2023, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1985 CCX

Spray with penetrating oil, let sit then do it again next day
Be sure spinners are on correclty, RS of car is LH thread.
Never assume this is right, if whom ever put on the hubs did it backwards you may need hit other way....

Never failed me yet, are you using a lead hammer?
Smaller hammers may not work

Wheels on the ground. With a 5Lb or bigger lead mallet. Not one of the shot hammers, they don't transfer the energy well. Hit each ear in succession.

You can try the tools mentioned in the other place you asked this question but if you've not gotten them loose yet chances are they won't work any better. A combination of the two might help though. Put tension on the spinner with the tool and then bang it with the hammer.

PS. You know this topic is 5 years old...

HTM101 · #5 (**permalink**) 08-21-2023, 01:23 PM

I've had stainless knock-offs against aluminum wheels for 29 years without issue. I've always used antiseize liberally.

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Dominik · #6 (**permalink**) 08-22-2023, 01:10 AM

Now it's a new thread again :-)
Not that stuck spinners had never been mentioned before.

But I didn't know about all the variations of spinner which Dan explained! Had this thread not gotten reanimated I would not have seen it.

Snek,
I am curious: Is this a 6-pin or 5-pin wheels. Or don't you know yet?

The 5-pin version tend to bind when the barrel shaped nuts ("drive pins") take a set and clamp the wheels from the inside.

tkb289 · #7 (**permalink**) 08-21-2023, 11:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snek

OK Folks:

I'm running out of options.
I have tried just about every way I can think of to remove the two rear spinners from my 65 Contempory Classic ... Anyway back to the spinners.
Any suggestions for replacements or last ditch efforts to get these things unstuck?

Thanks

Dave

Dave,

Take a look at this website.

https://knockoffspinnertool.com

I recently purchased one of these tools, to have on hand just in case I had a stuck spinner on my FIA wheel. I have not had the need to use the tool yet, but it does fit the spinner on my PSE (Phil Schmidt Engineering) wheel very nicely.

You can send Knock Off Spinner Tool an email for more information or better yet, call Sarto, the owner of the company and talk with him directly. See the Contact Us section on their webpage.

I do not have an affiliation nor a financial interest in the Knock Off Spinner Tool company, just sharing my experience. Sarto was easy to work with and he may have just what you need.

Wise move to source some new spinners and also look into getting some quality anti-seize.

Best of luck to you.

- Tim