<VV> Creepy Wheelcovers

[Joe West]

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Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 19:05:51 PST

From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh@hotmail.com>

<VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



At the risk of cluttering the list at the start of the Communique delivery

complaint period, I pose this new query. I don't recall seeing anything on

this subject in previous VV correspondence, nor in the Tech Guide.



My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right rear

creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. I have reinstalled it 3 times

in the last few weeks. Each time I carefully center the tire valve stem in

the clearance notch of the wheelcover. But after driving some distance

(approximately 100 miles last time) it has moved to the point that the notch

is pushing against the side of the valve stem, pushing it sideways

noticeably. I'm afraid it is going to cut thru the valve stem or break it

off if it keeps moving (it has already cut or at least dented it). The

other 3 wheelcovers seem to stay put.



Has anyone else experienced this? Who knows how to make it sit still?



Thanks



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Date: Tue, 2 Nov 1999 21:29:18 -0800

From: "Aerofoam" <aerofoam@aerofoam.com>

Re: <VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



Get metal valve stems!



Mark Mech

aerofoam@aerofoam.com

www.aerofoam.com



> My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right

rear

> creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. .

[Joe West]

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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 00:47:09 -0500

From: Stan Light <scl@sclqa.com>

<VV> Re: Creepy Crawly Wheelcovers



To get the hub cap to sit still simply say....Stay! Hubcap Stay!!! Use a

forceful tone, shake your pointing finger at it, and of course, there may be a

short training period involved. Be advised however that they will never be

fully trained... if they come off the rim they don't come home by

themselves...even if only a 1/2 block away.

If this doesn't work you my have a rare case of valve stem /hubcap hole

misalignment (re-drill the rim or elongate the hubcap hole until mit stops

moving. Also it is possible that the offending hubcap on the "right rear" may

actually be a "left front" hubcap...try swapping hubcaps (they are marked at

the factory, but it wears off shortly after leaving the dealership)...if the

hubcap doesn't like any of your cars rims...get another car (the cars are easier

to fine and some are cheaper than the hubcaps).

[Joe West]

Les



Date: Tue, 02 Nov 1999 19:05:51 PST

From: "Doug Mackintosh" <dougmackintosh@hotmail.com>

<VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



At the risk of cluttering the list at the start of the Communique delivery

complaint period, I pose this new query. I don't recall seeing anything on

this subject in previous VV correspondence, nor in the Tech Guide.



My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right rear

creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. I have reinstalled it 3 times

in the last few weeks. Each time I carefully center the tire valve stem in

the clearance notch of the wheelcover. But after driving some distance

(approximately 100 miles last time) it has moved to the point that the notch

is pushing against the side of the valve stem, pushing it sideways

noticeably. I'm afraid it is going to cut thru the valve stem or break it

off if it keeps moving (it has already cut or at least dented it). The

other 3 wheelcovers seem to stay put.



Has anyone else experienced this? Who knows how to make it sit still?



Thanks

[Joe West]

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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 10:50:23 -0500

From: Tony Underwood <tonyu@roava.net>

Re: <VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



At 07:05 PM 11/2/99 -0800, Doug Mackintosh wrote:

>

>My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right rear

>creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. I have reinstalled it 3 times

>in the last few weeks. Each time I carefully center the tire valve stem in

>the clearance notch of the wheelcover. But after driving some distance

>(approximately 100 miles last time) it has moved to the point that the notch

>is pushing against the side of the valve stem, pushing it sideways

>noticeably. I'm afraid it is going to cut thru the valve stem or break it

>off if it keeps moving (it has already cut or at least dented it). The

>other 3 wheelcovers seem to stay put.

>

>Has anyone else experienced this?



Oh yes... all the time.



>Who knows how to make it sit still?

>



Well, on my Spyder with the wire wheelcovers, I managed to get the ones on

the rear (the worst offenders) to stay put by bending the tangs on the

covers so they gripped the wheel tighter. It made them harder to get off

but they stopped creeping around, snagging the valve stems.



I've seen this sort of thing on most cars with wheelcovers and not

necessarily Corvairs. Evidently heavy wheelcovers are more prone to this,

logic suggesting that wheel rotation speed variations might tend to "jerk"

the covers as the car brakes on rough roads causing the wheels to

intermittently stop and start as they "chirp" their way over bumps as the

car slows. At least this is what I concluded.



tony..

[Joe West]

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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 09:28:19 -0800

From: "Tim Purcell" <Tim.Purcell@ind.alcatel.com>

Re: <VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



You might try taking a file or Dremel tool and making a small gouges in the

rims where the tangs will be so that they will catch in the gouges when they

spin.





Doug Mackintosh wrote:



> At the risk of cluttering the list at the start of the Communique delivery

> complaint period, I pose this new query. I don't recall seeing anything on

> this subject in previous VV correspondence, nor in the Tech Guide.

>

> My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right rear

> creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. I have reinstalled it 3 times

> in the last few weeks. Each time I carefully center the tire valve stem in

> the clearance notch of the wheelcover. But after driving some distance

> (approximately 100 miles last time) it has moved to the point that the notch

> is pushing against the side of the valve stem, pushing it sideways

> noticeably. I'm afraid it is going to cut thru the valve stem or break it

> off if it keeps moving (it has already cut or at least dented it). The

> other 3 wheelcovers seem to stay put.

>

> Has anyone else experienced this? Who knows how to make it sit still?

>

> Thanks

>

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Date: Wed, 3 Nov 1999 07:43:12 -0600

From: "Larry & Marybeth Claypool" <tatra@urbancom.net>

Re: <VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



doug- the fix is going to be an all metal valve stem which is retained by a

small nut- much lile the radio shafts. these are commonly availible for

'custom' wheels. once the wheel cover bumps that it can go no further, and

it won't hurt the valve.

i was never real fond of those eaerly covers- they look ok, but they are so

'flimsy'- i have had several 'explode' over the years as they pop off from a

bump then the spot welds break and the pieces fly in 3 directions....

larry claypool

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From: Doug Mackintosh <dougmackintosh@hotmail.com>

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Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 1999 9:05 PM

<VV> Creepy Wheelcovers





> At the risk of cluttering the list at the start of the Communique delivery

> complaint period, I pose this new query. I don't recall seeing anything

on

> this subject in previous VV correspondence, nor in the Tech Guide.

>

> My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right

rear

> creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. I have reinstalled it 3

times

> in the last few weeks. Each time I carefully center the tire valve stem

in

> the clearance notch of the wheelcover. But after driving some distance

> (approximately 100 miles last time) it has moved to the point that the

notch

> is pushing against the side of the valve stem, pushing it sideways

> noticeably. I'm afraid it is going to cut thru the valve stem or break it

> off if it keeps moving (it has already cut or at least dented it). The

> other 3 wheelcovers seem to stay put.

>

> Has anyone else experienced this? Who knows how to make it sit still?

>

> Thanks



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Date: Wed, 03 Nov 1999 22:01:15 -0500

From: "Louis C. Armer, Jr." <carmerjr@mindspring.com>

Re: <VV> Creepy Wheelcovers



Hey Doug, Center it again! Be very careful to line up the notch

in the wheel cover and the valve stem. Now DON'T drive it and it

will stay just right!!!<GGG> OR, make sure you back up as much as

you go foward........<GGG>. Maybe you are missing one or more of the

tangs that grip the rim or maybe one is bent or maybe that rim is bent

or maybe you have a greasy rim or WHEW this is wearing me out. Well

try all those and let us know????



da Chuckster

Chuck Armer





At 07:05 PM 11/2/99 PST, you wrote:

>At the risk of cluttering the list at the start of the Communique delivery

>complaint period, I pose this new query. I don't recall seeing anything on

>this subject in previous VV correspondence, nor in the Tech Guide.

>

>My '62 Monza has the Early Fake Wire Wheelcovers. The one on the right rear

>creeps around the wheel slightly as I drive. I have reinstalled it 3 times

>in the last few weeks. Each time I carefully center the tire valve stem in

>the clearance notch of the wheelcover. But after driving some distance

>(approximately 100 miles last time) it has moved to the point that the notch

>is pushing against the side of the valve stem, pushing it sideways

>noticeably. I'm afraid it is going to cut thru the valve stem or break it

>off if it keeps moving (it has already cut or at least dented it). The

>other 3 wheelcovers seem to stay put.

>

>Has anyone else experienced this? Who knows how to make it sit still?

>

>Thanks

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