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geraldlanc gerald lancaster austin, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB	Topic Creator (OP) Apr 24, 2014 05:59 PM Joined 11 years ago 439 Posts

Can the splines on wire wheels/hubs be refurbished? On my 67 B, the hub splines and wheel splines are worn out.
Gerald

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Re: splines on wheels #2
ghnl Eric Russell Mebane, NC, USA Sign in to contact 1961 MG MGA "Calvin"	Apr 24, 2014 06:25 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 12,760 Posts

Not that I an aware of. Replace them both. If you put new wheels on worn hubs (or vice versa) they will wear quicker than new with new.

Eric Russell ~ Mebane, NC
1961 MGA #61, 1981 Alfa Romeo GTV6, 1984 Alfa Romeo Spider, 1991 Honda ST1100

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Re: splines on wheels #3
MGJared Jared W Paradise, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1971 MG MGB GT 1973 MG MGB GT	Apr 24, 2014 06:30 PM Joined 10 years ago 1,071 Posts

You need to replace your hubs while your at it look at the splines in side the wire wheel. It may be time to replace those as well.

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Re: splines on wheels #4
Bankerdanny Daniel Palmer Chicagoland, USA Sign in to contact 1972 MG MGB GT "Dudley" 1976 Honda MC CB750F	Apr 24, 2014 07:53 PM Top Contributor Joined 12 years ago 2,111 Posts

This is I think the biggest downside of wires. Absent bearing damage, bolt on hubs will last longer than you and if you want new wheels there are multiple options and they cost 1/2 what wires cost. I love the look of my wires, but if I decided they were shot I would just convert to bolt on and get 15" alloys. I could get hubs, wheels and tires for the less than the cost of 4 new wires.

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Re: splines on wheels #5
maggie67 Ken H Fort Worth, TX, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB MkI "Maggie" 1972 Triumph GT6 MkIII "Mark"	Apr 24, 2014 08:23 PM Joined 11 years ago 340 Posts

After accident damage, I had the Moss Chrome wire wheel kit installed; new hubs, wheels, bearings, seals. Previously the car had a small amount of the clicking sound and some front end shimmy over 60-65. Runs totally smooth now, no issues at all.

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Re: splines on wheels #6
RAY 67 TOURER Ray Marloff Fort Bragg, CA, USA Sign in to contact 1967 MG MGB "My Girl"	Apr 25, 2014 02:51 PM Top Contributor Joined 14 years ago 17,490 Posts

If properly maintained, the splined hubs will last the life of the car. If not, they will need to to be replaced as there is no practical way of repairing them. The splined hubs, on my '67 B, look like brand new, but I've been pulling the wheels off at least once a year, for over forty two years, and cleaning then relubricating them with Lithease grease. RAY

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Re: splines on wheels #7
bardan dan risz Cave creek, AZ, USA Sign in to contact 1962 Chevrolet c10 1965 MG MGB 1965 MG MGB 1972 Austin Mini	Apr 25, 2014 05:14 PM Joined 14 years ago 770 Posts

To add to what Ray said, unless you are lucky enough to have a 1-3 owner car and all the owners did like Ray (cleaned and properly lubbed) hubs, they shouldn't wear out. Reality.....hubs attract grit and dirt that wears the splines and very few owners clean the grit. The hub splines are slightly softer metal than the wheel splines. Theoretically they wear first and are sacrificed to save the wheels. If you don't replace worn hubs, your wheels will also wear. Some people will tell you to press a beer can over the splines to fill the worn space. My experience with that is , it's a waste of time. New hubs at the B hive are $140 each+labor.

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