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BJ8 plus 55mph Front end shaking

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- Hello , the rims seem worn, this is certainly due to previous use without being properly tightened.

- I am looking for new MWS wire wheels 5 1/2" x 15" (XW45C/2-TL)
 
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May be a coincidence but on finding I had too much toe in I swapped front for rear wheels and adjusted toe in to between zero & 1/16 and bingo the shakes have drastically improved. I have a therory that one explanation is rear brake drums are partly to blame and are so close to the centre a slightly out of balance wheel/tyre will increase this imbalance and it may be improved by trying different positions on the splined hub this is obviously a rather tiresome (excuse the pun) exercise but I have marked mine now it is running sweet. Be interesting to see the difference when I rotate wheels again.
 
Good show total resolution may also require balancing the rear brake drums.
 
Yes good suggestion I did replace my drums last year and was assured by the UK supplier they were balanced ??? Having trouble finding a local firm who could check them. Was thinking of experimenting with my old drums on a wheel balancer, the welder and a drill bit !
 
I suggest you add weight with epoxy before you go welding and drilling. Epoxied weights may actually last longer than us.
 
My news MWS Rims soon in my car, I am waiting for balancing cones (from smoothride)
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Will you get your rear drums balanced ? I would like to get mine done but cannot find anyone locally who could do it.
 
roscoe said:
I suggest you add weight with epoxy before you go welding and drilling. Epoxied weights may actually last longer than us.
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Hendrix Wire Wheel uses an adhesive to attach the balance weights to the drums (epoxy?) but also puts in a couple "chicken fasteners" for insurance.
 
Chicken fasteners are similar to hog rings--however they are used on poultry rather than upholstery.
 
Michael Oritt said:
Chicken fasteners are similar to hog rings--however they are used on poultry rather than upholstery.
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Yuk, yuk!

When aircraft started being made out of non-metallic materials (carbon fiber, etc.) and adhesives, just to be sure they wouldn't come apart traditional metal fasteners also were used in some places --- "chicken" fasteners.
 
steveg said:
Google showed staples. Wondering how Hendrix uses these to attach weights to brake drums.
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Yes, you get a picture of a staple (for chicken wire) when you Google "chicken fastener". But also the first hit is a link to the chicken fasteners I was referring to. Hendrix drilled and tapped my drums to install typical countersunk screws as "chicken fasteners" for the glued-on balance weights.
 
When we had my BJ8's drums balanced the machinist bent steel--5/16" dia I think--rods and welded them between the ribs on the drums. The same people balanced the driveshaft by welding some steel plate onto the shaft.
 
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