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Recently had my car in for service, 2002 +8, with 3 eared spinners. They have tightened up the spinners to the point where I cannot remove them. I usually place a wooden mallet on one of the spinner points and whack it with a lump hammer but have managed to break the two mallets I had trying to get the spinners off. I will go back to service people and ask them to release them but wondered for future cleaning etc. whether there is a tool out there that suits the purpose. Any one else found a solution to this.?
Thanks in advance.
Les Ellis
Putting the Plus 8 burble into the Cheshire countryside.
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https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Morgan-2-eared-Metal-spinner-Saver-removal-replacement-socket/114745292744?_trkparms=aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D231610%26meid%3Dfef4c766af9c40de8b5dcc5c50174daf%26pid%3D100036%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D12%26sd%3D114694033001%26itm%3D114745292744%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWithV5Tree20Ranker%26brand%3DLotus&_trksid=p2047675.c100036.m2109
This can be machined to suit 3 eared spinners apparently- I dont know if the seller offers it or if you need to get someone else to do it- No doubt as its billet ally, someone on here with the requisite tooling may be able to knock something up, or modify?
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We have a three eared one from him for our Elan Sprint. Lotus spec a torque value for their wheel so it is ideal for using with a torque wrench.
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Recently had my car in for service, 2002 +8, with 3 eared spinners. They have tightened up the spinners to the point where I cannot remove them. I usually place a wooden mallet on one of the spinner points and whack it with a lump hammer but have managed to break the two mallets I had trying to get the spinners off. I will go back to service people and ask them to release them but wondered for future cleaning etc. whether there is a tool out there that suits the purpose. Any one else found a solution to this.?
Thanks in advance. Try a dead blow hammer...Thor make them, and also use a blowlamp to gently heat up the nut, that never failed on my Plus 4 with powder coated wheels, which tend to grab the nuts.
DaveW
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Les, forgive me for suggesting it, but if it’s on the driver/off side, are you sure you are going the right way as it is a left hand thread on that side, and will need to go clockwise to undo. Easy to forget.
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Les, forgive me for suggesting it, but if it’s on the driver/off side, are you sure you are going the right way as it is a left hand thread on that side, and will need to go clockwise to undo. Easy to forget. Yep following all the arrow indicators, cannot undo any of the four wheels.
Les Ellis
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I recently bought a two eared spinner tool from wheelwidget@hotmail.co.uk and they do 3 -eared tools as well. It's run by Lionel Roberts, a very friendly retired E-Type enthusiast, who CNC machines them out of solid billets of aluminium. You need a large socket (32mm I think) and a breaker bar but no more need to wallop the spinner with anything heavy, which I've never been comfortable with. They cost about £50 and when I bought mine he had them in stock and I got it within days. Send him an email. This link has more detail : http://franks4x4-morgantechnical.blogspot.com/2019/11/a-lionel-roberts-alloy-wheel-spinner.htmlChris
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38mm hex socket on our three eared Lotus one.
Last edited by HJF; 05/04/21 02:19 PM.
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38mm Hex Socket on our 2 eared spinner from Lionel Roberts. Well made piece of kit and does away with the need to wield a hammer next to spokes or bodywork.
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