Lead Hammer

[Roger Muir]

A while back a thread discussed the use of a lead mallet to tighten the wheel spinners.. Lead being used because it would not damage the chrome plating. Could someone advise the most suitable weight for the hammer to use? Regards to all. Roger Muir Bromsgrove

[Skip Kelsey]

Roger: Two pounds is nice. Skip........................................... At 01:38 PM 3/9/02 -0500, Roger Muir wrote:

>A while back a thread discussed the use of a lead mallet to tighten the >wheel spinners.. >Lead being used because it would not damage the chrome plating. > >Could someone advise the most suitable weight for the hammer to use? > >Regards to all. > >Roger Muir Bromsgrove > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[CFritz7001@aol.com]

Roger, I've been using a 2&1/2 pound semi-hard plastic "dead-blow" hammer with complete satisfaction for several years now. They are inexpensive, nearly indestructible, and absolutely incapable of damaging the chrome on the spinners. Regards, Carl Fritz TC # 6756 (Betsy) VA # 2009 S (Abigail) Gainesville, Florida

[Roger Muir]

Thanks to all- 2- 2&1/2 pound hammer it is. Thanks Roger Muir

[i.thomson@talk21.com]

Roger, You don't need a heavy hammer as the spinners are self tightening. Just tighten them home. Ian Thomson.

> from: Roger Muir rogermuir@compuserve.com> > date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 18:38:29 > to: rogermuir@compuserve.com, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Lead Hammer > > > > A while back a thread discussed the use of a lead mallet to tighten the > wheel spinners.. > Lead being used because it would not damage the chrome plating. > > Could someone advise the most suitable weight for the hammer to use? > > Regards to all. > > Roger Muir Bromsgrove > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[David & Joyce Edgar]

>You don't need a heavy hammer as the spinners are self tightening. >Just tighten them home.

NOT SO ! ! ! 25 years ago when I had finished my restoration I couldn't bring myself to beat the ears too hard on those freshly chromed knockoffs. I figured they were self tightening. After a 200 mile trip that included up some mountain curves I was giving the TC a once over and all 4 of the spinners were loose (looser than my initial tighening). And yes they were mounded on the correct sides. No doubt, the threading prevented them from coming all the way off but they definetly did not self tighten. I have never been afraid to give them a good tightening ever since and they stay tight too. David Edgar, TC 5108 El Cajon, California

[R. Zwart]

HOW ABOUT GETTING THEM OFF??????????? BOB i.thomson@talk21.com wrote:

Roger, You don't need a heavy hammer as the spinners are self tightening. Just tighten them home.

Ian Thomson.

> from: Roger Muir rogermuir@compuserve.com> > date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 18:38:29 > to: rogermuir@compuserve.com, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Lead Hammer > > > > A while back a thread discussed the use of a lead mallet to tighten the > wheel spinners.. > Lead being used because it would not damage the chrome plating. > > Could someone advise the most suitable weight for the hammer to use? > > Regards to all. > > Roger Muir Bromsgrove > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[Badger]

HOW ABOUT GETTING THEM OFF??????????? BOB

Please Bob. This is a family oriented web site.

[tom metcalf]

You know, these new orange plastic dead weight hammers are perfect for this. They fit in the tool box, don't mark the chrome, cost about $20, and THEY WORK. tommm

----- Original Message ----- [b]From:[/b] zwart@earthlink.net [b]To:[/b] i.thomson@talk21.com [b]Cc:[/b] rogermuir@compuserve.com ; mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com [b]Sent:[/b] Monday, March 11, 2002 5:05 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [mg-tabc] Lead Hammer HOW ABOUT GETTING THEM OFF??????????? BOB i.thomson@talk21.com wrote: Roger, You don't need a heavy hammer as the spinners are self tightening. Just tighten them home.

Ian Thomson.

> from: Roger Muir rogermuir@compuserve.com> > date: Sat, 09 Mar 2002 18:38:29 > to: rogermuir@compuserve.com, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Lead Hammer > > > > A while back a thread discussed the use of a lead mallet to tighten the > wheel spinners.. > Lead being used because it would not damage the chrome plating. > > Could someone advise the most suitable weight for the hammer to use? > > Regards to all. > > Roger Muir Bromsgrove > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >

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[tonygoodall]

Roger I recently made one of these lead hammers. I used a small drinks can and a 12mm steel pipe which I "messed up" on the end to stop the head coming off. The weight is certainly greater than 2.5 pounds but the head size is about right. I used bits of old pipe etc and it takes more than you think to fill up the can. I have found it very useful for many jobs but it deforms pretty quickly - easy to knock them back into shape though. Tony TC9825

> From: CFritz7001@aol.com > Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 19:45:03 EST > To: rogermuir@compuserve.com, mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com > Subject: Re: [mg-tabc] Lead Hammer > > Roger, > I've been using a 2&1/2 pound semi-hard plastic "dead-blow" hammer with > complete satisfaction for several years now. They are inexpensive, nearly > indestructible, and absolutely incapable of damaging the chrome on the > spinners. > > Regards, > Carl Fritz > TC # 6756 (Betsy) > VA # 2009 S (Abigail) > Gainesville, Florida > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >