Hi Sewin. I use the type of 3-eared spinners sold by Brands Hatch.
https://morgan-kent.com/product/wire-wheel-spinner-3-ears-l-h-t/As for precise Ferrari torque, which cured this area of my wire wheel issues, merely google that. I prefer that to simply listing it. It is certainly not anything like the constantly failing MWS recommendation of 70 ftlbs and then "allow them to self-tighten. I like MWS. If one chooses their products welland deals with them properly, their product are reasonably priced and can last and last instead of driving so many batty. Using my system described, makes them easy to remove and torque properly while eliminating damage. worth the investment.
And one can easily measure spinner torque if you go the adapter route. Merely test it with a standard 1/2 inch torque wrench. But this cannot be done with a 5-sided or eared spinner alone. No place to fit the torque wrench!. But with a breaker bar and a
measured extension, you only have to do this once. By the way. I had the extension pipe hydraulically squeezed to keep it steady on the breaker bar. (An unsteady pipe produces uncertain torque).
The group must forgive me for this next, but most centre lock Morgan wire wheels have ruined splines within a short time from delivery.
It is not something anyone wants to hear about. Morgan owners are specifically cursed with this MWS "self-tightening" nonsense as the MMC follows this supplier's advice and we blindlky follow anything the the MMC tells us, despite we are constantly coming up with other ideas. And for those who followed it, it is most likely too late now.
Sure has given centre locks a bad rap. I deeply respect MWS products but not their advice. I do not know where they got their "tighten a spinner 3.5 turns and then let it "self-tighten". I like tradition if at all practical. That being said centre locks were made for quick wheel changes for racers. Are we all racers or wannabes? Errors can be as much of a tradition as wisdom.
Peter Morgan once wrote me that the Works gave their buyers a "start". It was for the owner to finish the car as they chose.
I agree with you about "caught in the desert". You have helped me. I can carry my adapter, at least, with me in my Morgan (s) I can always borrow a 1/2 inch breaker bar from then next garage down the road. I merely wish you spawned that idea in me 20 years ago.
Firstly I ascertained the best leverage length whereby I would know that the wheel was tight enough, meaning I could achieve this without feeling I was lifting the car! For me this was 700mm from the centre of the spinner to the end of the shaft. So I went onto Ebay and bought another euro spanner just like the one in the car, MG is the same size and also bought some aluminium box section 50mm x 15mm and 600mm long. I took the spanner and at a line drawn about 25mm from the head towards the handle buried the head in the vice and hammered the handle towards me somewhere between 5'-10'.
I am going to try that out the next time I have my last Morgan at hand (next month)
BTW, before filling the splines with grease, I wipe them with anti-seize. Only takes a sec. And my breaker bar removal method never fails and eliminates the possibility of damage. If you have measured the length properly, you can exert the same force removing as tightening without bashing the car.
Thank you very much Sewin. Good thread and you made it better. Sadly AI is instantly garbling it for posterity. It makes a mess of gomog as well. (shiver)
Lorne
