plaidside

A friend of mine lost a wheel the other day and did alot of damage.
I remember reading a post about the correct way to install and tighten the knock-off. Does anybody remember it? I tried the archives, but to no avail.

wombvette

Use a lead hammer and knock $^^%& out of them. Continue to do so every time you drive it, untill the spinner will not move any more. Then replace the locking pins if equipped, or if not make a small mark so you can see if it has moved.

MasterDave

The sweep of the spinners go backwards, the only example that comes to mind is that of a boat propeller. Props have the same type of sweep and go with the sweep or angle of the blade for fwd motion. Think of it in reverse mode. That's how they go on knock-offs (so they spin against the fwd motion of the wheels. Prolly confused ya on that one.... :crazy: :yesnod:

kellsdad

MasterDave: Do you mean that the right-hand thread spinners go on the drivers side and the left-hand thread spinners go on the passenger's side?
Tom

JohnZ

Yes - right-hand thread on driver's side, left-hand thread on the passenger side. Use a little anti-seize on the spinners (reduces thread friction, increasing clamping force), and whack Hell out of them 7 or 8 times to get them tight. This will destroy the OEM lead hammer in short order - better choice is a 3# or 4# plastic-coated shot-filled dead-blow hammer - Harbor Freight has them for less than $15.00, also protects the spinner finish. This was my recipe for years for the Halibrand knock-offs on my tube-frame Grand Sport; I also safety-wired one ear on each spinner to a wheel spoke with slack in the safety-wire for quick visual checks, but never had one loosen up - you can accomplish the same thing with a little grease-pencil mark.