wheel repair/straightening

Clive Sherriff · Post by **Clive Sherriff** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 1:43 pm

Perfectly possible as long as the spokes aer not rusted in TIPS? Take tyre etc off and soak the nipple reads with penetrating oil for a day before and Always start by slackening the spoke before tightening it and Have a few spare spokes for the ones that break! Clive ===========================================================

----- Original Message ----- From: sculptart@aol.com To: mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, April 21, 2002 11:58 PM Subject: [mg-tabc] wheel repair/straightening To all, I have told from a friend following my car that one of my wheels appear to be crooked. There is no rim damage, so I am going to try to straighten them...sort of like a motorcycle wheel I did many years ago. Has anyone attempted this with a TC wheel and have any helpful hints? I know I can send them out for this work to one of the suppliers, but I would like to do this myself and have the pride of a job well done. Thanks in advance for any help. My best, Ben, TC 4260 Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Mark Andrew · Post by **Mark Andrew** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 6:47 pm

Regarding British Wire Wheel. Their expert, John Blake has been laid off and is now on his own. I just purchased 5 Dunlops from BWW and had John do the truing, mounting and balancing. The tires were $156.00 and since John is back and fourth there was no freight to him for the Dunlops. He trued four of the five, # 5 is beyond truing, for $25.00 each. Mounting and balancing by hand was $20.00 each. The only expensive part was the shipping and handling. He wrapped each tire and wheel individually and shipped UPS Ground. $170.00. They did arrive in excellent condition. I shipped the rims FedEx overnight to him for $65.00. I should have sent him a return air bill. They run great. Very smoth. He charges $3.00 per spoke and I needed only one and he uses stainless. Mark Andrew TC 5146. David & Joyce Edgar wrote:

> While on the subject of wire wheel rebuilding, where can I buy > stainless steel spokes and nipples for my TC? I tried contacting > British Wire Wheel in California via eamil seveal times and never > received a response back. I too would like to redo my own wires and > am considering the stainless route depending on cost. > > Thanks in advance, > David Edgar, TC 5108 > El Cajon, California > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > >

Steve Guttormsson · Post by **Steve Guttormsson** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 6:59 pm

Mark, Thanks for your comments regarding John Blake. He currently has my five wheels for relacing and truing and has similarly mounted and balanced five new tires. I can't wait until they arrive and I can get my TC back on the road. Steve Guttormsson TC 3995

webmaster@consultantbob.com · Post by **webmaster@consultantbob.com** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:08 pm

How does one contact Mr. Blake for wire wheel work? Bob Johnson '46 TC 1450 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Steve Guttormsson · Post by **Steve Guttormsson** » Tue Apr 23, 2002 7:55 pm

John Blake: JB's Wire Wheels 1770 A Jose Avenue Santa Cruz, CA 95062 831-465-0617 831-239-6002 (cell) Steve Guttormsson TC 3995

David Lodge · Post by **David Lodge** » Tue May 07, 2002 10:14 pm

Tony, The Black Country is so named because of the colour of the soil. Largely invisible these days though! Regards, David Lodge

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