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

[Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>]

Of course I meant silicone the hubcaps in place on the wheels!


> From: Tony Rinaldi <awrdoc@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 09:13:14 -0400
> To: Darrin Bailey <Darrin.Bailey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, rob kern
> <robkern@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Chrysler 300 Club <Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Bill
> Leahy <bleahy@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Tim Tomlinson <tomlin@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
> 
> 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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