Re: Dayton style - cast center wheels/hubs - centering

From: MV (MV@dc9.tzo.com)
Date: Mon Mar 20 2006 - 11:27:49 PST


Please!

djslager@mail.icongrp.com wrote:
> Come-on Dave , just say Please,...............Doug
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "MV" <MV@dc9.tzo.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 20, 2006 9:27 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] Dayton style - cast center wheels/hubs - centering
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>> >>Google has 320000 hits on "how to mount Dayton wheels..." RAM
>>
>>RAM, you are not helping! I'm counting on your years of wisdom...your
>>years of study... or at least a good guess as to what to do. (;->)
>>
>>Seriously, did you look at the response from the google query?? Nothing
>>relevant at all. I've got a public library near me with millions of
>>books and the answer is probably in there also.
>>
>>I'd email you back privately but AOL does not like to accept my emails.
>> (:-<)
>>
>>You AOL users should get a cheaper service that allows emails from guys
>>like me.
>>
>>Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>MV wrote:
>>
>>>I have a couple of trucks (one of them an ex air force service truck)
>>>and two of them have Dayton style cast center wheels - these have split
>>>rims and use wedge clamps to hold the "rims" onto the cast spider style
>>>hubs to form the complete wheel.
>>>
>>>Is there a procedure or method to mounting those wheels to minimize
>>>wobble or in-balance? I had a really bad situation on a 2 ton truck and
>>>I ended up removing and reinstalling them in different positions on the

>>>hub - it is better but far from ideal.
>>>
>>>The wobble isn't very noticiable when unloaded - but if I put 2-3,000
>>>lbs on the back - the entire truck was shaking at about 50 mph. This
>>>particular truck has a 19,000 lb rear axle so it takes a lot to deflect
>>>the springs. I've got high end Goodyear steel radials on the axle - so
>>>I don't think it is the tires.
>>>
>>>Thanks,
>>>
>>>Dave
>>>
>>>
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