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safety wiring knock offs
What is the most preferred way to safety wire a knock off? I have heard two versions. One guy said he wires his knock offs in the following manner. Ties the ear of the knock off to the wheel in the aft position versus fore position becaue he can at a glance see if his knock offs are starting to back off because the safety wire will be slack. I dunno. This sort of thread could go on and on. Who wants to weigh in on this? Fore/aft I think I will do one fore and one aft and one straight down. Easy guys just kiddin! Open for discussion.
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Just the opposite on the slack. It is done so the slack comes out if the knockoffs loosen. Done the other way, what would prevent the spinner from continuing to loosen? Answer.....nothing.
Al |
I bought a set of those hair pin clip thingeys from Halibrand after I was told that safety wire is not strong enough to actually hold the spinner on, it just lets you know at a glance that one is backing off. I've seen some cars were there was not enough room to drill for these clips, but I've got enough with my Trigos.
-Jon |
I have used knock ons with my Kevlar racing Cobra, the threaded hubs/pin drives were made in NZ with Halibrand knock on lug nuts, never had a problem with them coming loose and didn't bother wiring them on.
With the car I am building at the moment it will have the same, made by Arrow wheels in Auckland NZ, I prefer the three piece wheels, they make the hubs also and the quality is top notch! I guess I should on this car invest in proper wire pliers etc! Ant |
Jon
What these hair clip thingeys you got from Halibrand? Ant |
Here's what we do.
Ant, If you have enough material extending past the end of the wing nut, a hole is drilled radially through both sides of the hub. Then a large hair pin goes through both sides. http://www.mcmaster.com/catalog/108/.../92375ac1l.gif |
Bob comes through again.....Those are what I have, as I recall they were about $12 for a set.
-Jon |
There is only one way to safety wire a spinner, so that it stays tight. The wheel rotates, so what's the fore-aft question?
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Bob, I do it like you guys, but in "reverse"...I loop the safety wire through the hole in the spinner first, to the cosmetic twist of the two wires, then pass the ends around the appropriate wheel spoke. Then (the "hard" part) I reach inside the wheel and finish-twist the ends behind the wheel, out of sight. This ends up with a neater look @ the wheel. I like the idea of running the wire from spinner to spoke, as if to rotate the spinner toward the rear of the car, and leaving a little slack as a loose warning indicator, 'cause the wire ain't gonna hold the spinner if it tries to come off!
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Can someone post a pic, I want to drill my spinner, and have the safety wire look.
Thanks |
Check my gallery, not a great shot, but I'll do better on Saturday. The one you might want to see is the one with the stainless spats on the leading edge of rear wheel arch
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check out cobra valley's website. they have good photos and explaination. also have wire and pliers. i used their technique a unique with trigo's. remember the phrase "tight ass". rotate the spinners towards the rear of the car to tighten no matter which side you are doing. i always give them a periodic whack but never found one to get loose. jim o
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Thanks guys, I do appreciate it
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