[ROVERNET - UK] SD1 Alloys on P6B - tight fit on the front wheels

[A.G. Opstal van]

I agree with Vern.

With a angle grinder I removed as much from
the circumference of the cap that it sits
in the recess of the SD1 wheel.

Did you also exchange the studs and lognuts?

Regards,
Lex.

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Van: rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com
[mailto:rovernet-bounces at lyris.ccdata.com] Namens Vern Klukas
Verzonden: vrijdag 30 september 2005 17:58
Aan: rovernet at lyris.ccdata.com
Onderwerp: Re: [ROVERNET - UK] SD1 Alloys on P6B - tight fit on the
front wheels


Option 1 would be the way to go. It'll make getting the cap a bit 
more difficult to remove, but it's a hell of a lot less expensive 
than getting the wheels machined.

Yours
Vern


>Hello Rovernetters
>
>I have had a freshly powedercoated set of SD1 alloys fitted to my P6B. 
>They are light grey and look stunning.  The only problem is that they 
>are a tight fit over the caps that cover the front wheel bearings. In 
>fact the caps have prevented the wheels from completely centering 
>[maybe 1-1.5 mm off centre] and I have some wheel shudder.  My tyre man

>is going to look at the wheels again in the morning, and we have 
>discussed two possible solutions:
>
>[1] File the edge of the bearing caps to reduce the size of the flange 
>that sticks out to impede the wheel going on.
>
>[2] Have a machine shop take a tiny amount out of the centre of the new

>alloys.
>
>Has any other intrepid P6 owner with SD1 wheels had this experience?  I

>would value input. [This is the inscrutable Australian way of saying 
>"help"].
>
>Kind regards
>
>Peter Mitchell
>Perth WA [That's Western Australia]
>Rover P6B
>
>
>
>
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