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BENEFITS & INSTRUCTIONS for BORRANI three eared 42 size kits
BENEFITS & INSTRUCTIONS for Ear-less Jaguar spinners.
Jaguar made some cars with a ear-less spinner that fit years between 1968 to 1972, called a continental or federal spinner. It came with a bronze part that locked onto the ear-less spinner that had three small ears to use a hammer to loosen or tighten. The small ears made it difficult to use with a hammer.
All of my tools are made to eliminate the need to use a hammer. My first attempt was to design a tool that fit onto the bronze part and had a 1/2″ drive opening that could use a breaker bar to undo and tighten the spinners. A better idea was to eliminate the bronze tool part completely. That was done by mimicking how the bronze tool grips the spinner.
The kit contains, an Aluminum polished ear-less tool, that is engraved with UNDO directional arrows, a 11½” high impact socket, a wheel chock to keep the wheel from spinning on the floor, and a printed storage bag.
Torque Settings, in a Lotus Elan manual has the only torque setting I’ve been able to find, showing 200 to 220 ft/lbs. of torque. All other sources only recommend using a hammer.
A local shop owner, who has always used a hammer to UNDO his spinners with three good whacks. We tested 3 whacks method using our tool with a breaker bar. He hit within 3 to 4 pounds of 210 each time. He did say by using my tool with a breaker bar, the added leverage causes the wheel to spin on the floor. He suggested blocking the wheels.
The standard removal method, is to loosen the spinner with a hammer while the car is still on the floor, jack the car up, remove the spinner and the wheel, replace the wheel and then finger tight the spinner, let the jack down and tighten with a hammer. Jaguar guys say to roll the car for a short distance and re-tighten with a hammer for a perfectly seated spinner to the
wheel.
Changing a tire made Easier. use my Wheel chock by jacking the car up just enough so the tire just turns, place the wheel chock on one side of the tire to UNDO and move the chock to the other side of the tire to tighten. Let the jack back down for a perfectly seated spinner to the wheel.
It’s that simple!
When using a breaker bar, always be pushing down rather than pulling or lifting the breaker bar for a better feel of what torque setting you want.
Warning on Hub Splines.
No matter how tight the spinners are. Worn splines may need replacing.
UNDO Directions,
First use the markings on the spinner and the engraved directions on the tool.
UNDO RIGHT SIDE, turn to the front of the car.
UNDO LEFT SIDE, turn to the front of the car.
To tighten, turn to the rear on both sides of the car.
The Storage Bag, all Kits come with a black embossed storage bag to keep the kit with the car. An option, for an Aluminum pre-cut foam carrying case, can be ordered with any knock off tool kit by going to Buy Now on the check-out page. The Cobra kits will not fit into the case.
With my tools you never need to use a hammer again.
