"Protecting your investment" with
Knockoff Spinner Tools
Fits three eared spinners and two eared Spinners for wire wheels
Sarto Rocheleau
PO Box 477
Cotati, CA 94931
United States
ph: 707-481-6700
fax:
alt:
sarto477
Knockoff tools for wire wheels
Tighten your spinners without a hammer
A socket extension can reach into the deepest of wheels.
A soft Aluminum pocket that secures one end of the two eared spinner
The soft Aluminum block slides over the other ear of the spinner and secures the spinner in the tool.
Size 42mm
Part number # 701 Price $300.00 US Dollars
Size 52mm
Part number # 700 Price $300.00 US Dollars
Morgan wire wheel & spinner
INSTRUCTIONS
for the two eared spinners
Helpful tips for the first use of this two eared tool.
After the first use, the curved aluminum pocket will take on the shape of your spinner's ear.
Place the tool on the spinner and lightly tighten the aluminum slide block, It is not necessary to screw the aluminum slide block on real tight, just snug enough so the tool does not wobble on the spinner.
Slowly apply torque to the tool in one direction. The aluminum pocket will start to take the shape of your spinner's ear and the tool will loosen up as it takes a new shape of the spinner. Snug it up again until it does not wobble. You can now apply full turning force to your spinners.
Do this in both direction and on both sides of the car. The tool will be pre-set to your spinner's shape and you will not have to make any adjustments each time you use the tool.
Blocking the wheels will stop the wheel from spinning under torque.
Use the proper Torque
Torque for the Lotus is listed in their manuals at between 160 to 180 and in a later manual showed 200 to 220 ft/lbs.
I have been told that on the two eared spinners, just secure finger tight and three good whacks with a lead hammer does it.
I suggest to consult with the car manufacturer and/or the knockoff wheel suppliers for their suggested settings.
The manufacturer's suggested method of securing spinners.
It is a guess of how much torque has been beat on the spinners. Trying to remove over tighten spinners, in this high risk method, seems to be one of the biggest complaints. With an occasional replacement of a lead hammer.
Jay Leno at BigDogGarage has reviewed two of my Knockoff spinner tools and surprised me with a video segment on Knockoff Spinner Tools. Click here to view.
Greg Paris produced the Club Elite Newsletter and touched Lotus enthusiasts worldwide, with his Technical info, stories and events Six years ago I had the honor of having him review my two eared tool for his Lotus Elite type 14. His story helped me focused on how important it was to know the proper torque had been applied. He later acquired a Lotus Elan coupe and used my three eared Elan tool.
Here is a link to his article below.
file:///Users/sartorocheleau/Desktop/Knock-off Greg Paris news letter.pdf
Protect your wire wheels from damage. No hammer needed. With a torque wrench you'll know how tight your spinners are safely secured.
A 1959 TR3A looking exceptional, better in person!
This wheel well is a good example of how close the spinner is to the wheel well. A hammer swing could hit the body or the spokes. At some point you'll have to swing the hammer horizontally. By making a less controlled swing it is easy to glance off and do damage.
Another example of a Jaguar body that requires a tool that does not use a hammer.
We tested the torque on all four wheels where a hammer was used and found that each wheel was different, a little to a lot. Some over tighten and others under with a 210 ft/lb targeted range. Using a torque wrench, now all four spinners are equally tightened without beating them with a hammer.
A beautiful Jaguar Coupe
A well used spinner that has been hammered on. This spinner tool will protect your new spinners.
Jaguar 52mm and a smaller 42mm spinners. If your spinners look like these, the knockoff spinner tool will fit.
Sarto Rocheleau
PO Box 477
Cotati, CA 94931
United States
ph: 707-481-6700
fax:
alt:
sarto477
