aeronca65t
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This link came in through the VRG e-mail list (so I'll guess that Dave and Michael and maybe others have already seen it).
It's a recent incident with a Turner at Lime Rock that lost a rim through failure of the wheel spider.
I lost a wheel at BeaveRun two years ago due to stud failure, so I know how this feels.
This shows an example of using very old parts that may have been fatigued with time and use (and there are many other variables such as rust, improper torques, modern, sticky tires and so forth).
Always good to inspect our cars, especially since they are often full of parts that are 40+ years old!
(of course, then again, many of *us* are full of parts that are even older /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif )
~~LINK~~
https://www.cwnicholls.net/limerock/2007LRPJuly/target287.html
It's a recent incident with a Turner at Lime Rock that lost a rim through failure of the wheel spider.
I lost a wheel at BeaveRun two years ago due to stud failure, so I know how this feels.
This shows an example of using very old parts that may have been fatigued with time and use (and there are many other variables such as rust, improper torques, modern, sticky tires and so forth).
Always good to inspect our cars, especially since they are often full of parts that are 40+ years old!
(of course, then again, many of *us* are full of parts that are even older /bcforum/images/%%GRAEMLIN_URL%%/jester.gif )
~~LINK~~
https://www.cwnicholls.net/limerock/2007LRPJuly/target287.html