Re: [Chrysler300] Need Help From Owners of 300s with 14 InchWheels

[Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Darren,

This had been confirmed by others. Rotating hubcaps - No small bumps. I also
had the same situation with the 1966 300 that I had with radials. Had to
silicone the wheels in place.

Tony


> From: Darrin Bailey <Darrin.Bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 06:42:44 -0400
> To: rob kern <robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Chrysler 300 Club
> <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bill Leahy <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Tim Tomlinson
> <tomlin@xxxxxxxxx>, Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
> Conversation: [Chrysler300] Need Help From Owners of 300s with 14 Inch Wheels
> Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Need Help From Owners of 300s with 14 Inch Wheels
> 
> I recall the same clicking sound and cover movement on my 1966, with 14"
> wheels.  I would have to realign the wheelcover weekly or it would cut
> off the valve stem.  No bumps were on these wheels.  However, the
> problem only occurred with radial tires, not with the bias ply.
> Something to do with flexing of the radial tire.
> 
> Darrin P. Bailey Sr.
> Senior Insurance Examiner
> Virginia Bureau of Insurance
> (804) 371-9173 
> Darrin.Bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of rob kern
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 7:31 PM
> To: Chrysler 300 Club; Bill Leahy; Tim Tomlinson; Tony Rinaldi
> Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Need Help From Owners of 300s with 14 Inch
> Wheels
> 
> Tony,
>     My C wheels do not have the retention bumps.  I noticed some
> wheelcover 
> rotation placing some torque on the valve stem on one of the wheels and
> thought that the wheelcover claws needed to be bent outwards to increase
> the 
> grab on the wheel. I did this about 25 miles ago and so far so good. I
> monitor each wheel after driving her to see if there is any cover
> travel. 
> Bump wheels designed to prohibit this would be greatly appreciated.  I
> remember as a kid the "wheelcover creeper" sound made by my buddy's
> dad's 
> Plymouth. I thought he had something clicking against the wheelcover but
> my 
> father said that it was the wheelcover creeping. ROB KERN
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Rinaldi" <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Chrysler 300 Club" <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Bill Leahy"
> <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>; "Tim Tomlinson" <tomlin@xxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 12:01 PM
> Subject: [Chrysler300] Need Help From Owners of 300s with 14 Inch Wheels
> 
> 
>> Hi to all,
>> 
>> We are progressing well with the 1960 F 14 inch wheels with retention
>> bumps.
>> These bumps are only for correctness and to retain regular 1960
> Chrysler
>> hubcaps. 300-F hubcaps have claws and do no need these bumps. The
> claws 
>> miss
>> the bumps by design.
>> 
>> Our 2 test mules Bill Leahy and Tim Tomlinson for 1957 etc and 1964,
>> respectively, are waiting for "bumpless wheels".
>> 
>> Tim has brought out the point that there is a rotating hubcap problem
> with
>> 1964. The hubcaps can shear off the valve stems. Chrysler had 2 little
> 
>> anti
>> rotational small bumps that were on each side of the inner wheel on
> either
>> side of the valve stem hole.
>> 
>> Please check your 1957 thru 1964 14 inch wheels and report back to the
> 
>> list
>> with the measurement between the centers of the 2 small
> anti-rotational
>> bumps if you DO have these 2 small bumps on your "original" wheels.
> Also, 
>> if
>> your "original" wheels DO NOT have these, please let us know.
>> 
>> Probably 1965 thru 1968 14 inch wheels would also help.
>> 
>> If there is consistency thru the years, we can make this 14 inch wheel
>> project work for other than 1960.
>> 
>> REPLY ALL so that we all may follow.
>> 
>> The anti-rotational bumps can be viewed as the last picture labeled
> "small
>> bumps" on the following web page.
>> 
>> http://homepage.mac.com/awrdoc/PhotoAlbum5.html
>> 
>> Photo courtesy of Paul Holgrem.
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
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