26-04-2018, 04:26 PM
(26-04-2018, 04:05 PM)bob46320 Wrote: You would have to run with the puller still on the hub, but then it would be impossible to fit the wheel. I have heard that the odd 7 lost its wheel and the wheel overtook the car, but it would have to be really badly loaded to keep it balanced on the remaining 3 wheels.
The A7 Companion suggests using a (brass) wheel nut as the get you home spacer. J. Pope suggests no more than 100 miles or the Hub bearing Race will be taking the "bending load" & will eventually fail.
I note that H Briggs in Dec 53 said that to do the hub nut up tight enough you should use a 6' (FOOT!) tommy bar!!! and then check the tightness of the nut regularly- which could be taken up by one castellation" for some considerable time"....and he had no cases of failure on his fleet of A7 vans. So There!