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Dunlop MWS Wire Wheel Fitment Guide

Fitting Centre-lock Wire Wheels

A centre-lock wire wheel is fitted onto a car axle using a splined hub; the splines (or serrations) of
the hub lock with the splines on the inside of the wheel centre to produce drive. Splined hubs may
be integral fitting or bolt-on. Please refer to the vehicle's service manual for instructions on fitting
integral splines. The diagram below illustrates fitting bolt-on hubs.

When putting a centre-lock wheel onto a splined hub, the splined area inside of the wheel centre
must be greased to ease the wheel on and prevent the two surfaces corroding together. All new
MWS centre-lock wheels are provided pre-greased; ready to go on the car.

The wheel is secured onto the hub with a spinner (knock-on centre cap). The spinner should always
tighten towards the rear of the vehicle; this ensures that as the wheel turns whilst driving the
spinner tightens and locks into place.

Two-eared and three-eared spinners can be applied/removed by using a copper and hide hammer
or soft-blow plastic hammer directly onto the ears of the spinner. MWS recommends using a
wooden spinner saver for two-eared spinners. Please Note: The wooden spinner saver cannot be
used with a limited number of wheels due to the position of the centre in relation to the rim.

Do not over-tighten spinners as this will damage the threads and ears and make them
more likely to work loose

Spinners (or knock-on caps)

There are no recommended torque settings for spinners and the exact number of turns will vary
from one vehicle to the next.

A spinner should be fitted with the wheel jacked up off the ground so that the hub, wheel and
spinner are all centralised.
Apply the spinner by hand and tighten 3 to 3½ turns; give the spinner a couple of taps with
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the hammer; lower the wheel to the ground and give the spinner a couple more taps.
As long as the hubs are fitted correctly then the spinners will self-tighten and lock as the car is
driving.
If you hammer the spinners too enthusiastically then you will deform the thread of the
spinner and the hub and they are more likely to work loose.
Over-tightening also means that if you ever need to replace either the hub or spinner then you
will also need to replace the other part as the deformed thread of the old part will not fit with
the new thread.
If your spinners keep coming loose then it is probably because the hubs have been fitted on
the wrong side. For example, the left hub goes on the left-hand side of the car as you sit in it,
not on the left as you look at it from the front.

Fitting Bolt-on Wire Wheels

Bolt on wire wheels are fitted to a car in the same way that a standard wheel would be fitted to a
car. The wheel options are determined by the P.C.D. (Pitch Circle Diameter) as well as the centre
bore, size and back spacing of the wheel.

All MWS bolt-on wire wheels are supplied with a centre cap, retaining nuts and a wrench to tighten
the bolts. For bolt-on wheels the recommended torque is 75 ft lb but may vary depending on the
vehicle.

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