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BENEFITS & INSTRUCTIONS for two eared Wire wheel cars.
Tired of damaging spinners, wheel spokes, and hitting the car's body?
This kit fits 42-size, MGs, Austin Healey, Morgans, Triumphs, Cobras, Lotus Elites and many more cars that use this two eared type of spinners.
The kit contains;: an Aluminum polished tool, that is leather wrapped to protect any metal-to-metal contact, an impact 1 ¼” socket, using a 1/2 “ Drive. Has colored plastic inserts to protect the face of the spinner. With the added leverage of a breaker bar, the wheel chock blocks the wheel from spinning on the floor, A black embossed storage bag to keep the kit with the car.
Instructions and use of an Aluminum tool. It is shown without leather to show how the tool contacts the outer edge portion to UNDO the spinner. The flat inner portion grips the spinner to tighten. The tool has been engraved with UNDO directional arrows and grips both the right & left side of the spinner’s ears. The tool has a Bridge to hang the tool on the spinner’s ear that faces upward. Push the other ear into the tool. Use the kit’s socket to attach your breaker bar on to the tool and just turn to remove or tighten. The bridge frees both hands and keeps the tool from falling off while changing a tire. It simples, eliminates the need to use a hammer.
Torque Setting, In a Lotus owner's manual, has the only settings I've been able to find. It was 200 to 220 ft/lbs. of torque. All other sources only recommend using a hammer. It is hard to know the torque with a hammer.
A local shop owner: Who has always used a hammer to remove his spinners with three good whacks. We tested his 3 good whacks method. When he used our tool, using a breaker bar, he hit within 3 to 4 lbs. of 210 of torque each time. He did say by using our tool with a breaker bar, the added leverage of a breaker bar caused the wheel to spin on the floor and would need to block the wheels.
The standard removal method, using a hammer, is to loosen the spinner with a hammer while the car is still on the ground, jack the car up, remove the spinner and the wheel, replace the wheel and finger tight the spinner, let the jack back down and tighten with a hammer. Roll or drive the car a short distance and re-tighten with a hammer for a well seated spinner to the wheel. Some have said the spinner will self-tighten when driving. That is true if you don't brake too heavy before the wheel is fully tightened.
An easier way to change a tire without using a hammer Is to use my wheel chock by jacking the car up so the tire just turns. Place the chock on one side of the tire to UNDO and then move the chock to the other side of the tire to tighten, then let the jack back down for a perfectly seated spinner to the wheel. It's that simple!
UNDO Directions.
First use the directions on the spinner and the engraved on the tool.
UNDO right side, turn clockwise to the front of the car.
UNDO left side, turn counterclockwise to the front of the car.
To tighten, turn both sides to the rear of the car.
When using a breaker bar, Always be pushing down rather than pulling it over or lifting it up to know what force you applied.
Warning on wheel Splines. No matter how tight the spinners are, worn splines may need to be replaced for safety.
The Kit Storage Black Bags, come with all tool Kits, to keep the knockoff kit with the car, when driving.
As an option, if purchased with any of the tool kit, a red Aluminum carrying case, can be only purchased with any of the tool kits listed. The red case can't be purchased as a separate item.
The case can be added to for an additional $52 in the check-out page.
The black storage bag
The Cobra is too big to fit into the case.
Spinners that fit the 42-size tool kits.
Cars that use 42-size two eared type spinners.
