Oh I know how knock/offs work, I meant on a Benz. I guess you’d need a new axle assembly of some sort?
--FT Sent from iPhone > On Oct 3, 2018, at 5:25 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > I don’ t see why BAT would be interested. They’re aftermarket wheels of that > vintage, I’m not sure how desirable they would be, if at all. > > Knockoffs are pretty simple: > > Axle has a splined and threaded hub on it. Wheels have a matching “hole” > that is splined as well. Wheel goes on/over splined hub and then knockoff > “spinner” is placed on hub threads and threaded down as far as possible by > hand. Once this is done, a brass hammer/mallet is used to beat on said > spinner to tighten it in place. > > Pretty simple, but easy to screw up. Don’t get the spinner tight and wheel > will move around on splines/hub and tear the splines up. If this happens > wheel can spin freely on hub. If it’s not a driven wheel it might not be a > big deal for a while, but if it is, you’re going to have an issue getting > power transmitted to the road surface by the offending wheel. > > -D > > > > > > >> On Oct 3, 2018, at 12:08 AM, clay monroe via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> https://seattle.craigslist.org/sno/pts/d/rare-original-zenith-wire/6704960056.html >> >> The fellow would probably be better served putting these on BAT >> >> >> >> clay monroe >> redgh...@comcast.net >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
