Ron in Nebr
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Added another set of IH weights to the existing two that were already on my 450, and had a booger of a time getting the holes to all line up.
Was searching the archives and saw this, posted 10 years ago by Dave8n.... "Each weight is rotated 90 degrees. The first one is installed with four square head bolts in the recessed pockets in the weight and through the holes in the wheel (nuts and lock washers on the inside of the wheel. Subsequent weights are installed by placing the heads of the bolts (2) In the slots on the previous weight and through the holes in the weight you are installing(nuts and lock washers on the outside). This way you can install weights one at a time. I have 2 on each side of my C. Dave."
Is this saying that after you bolt the first weight to the cast center with the 4 bolts, you can just use two bolts for each additional weight and be ok? If so, that would have saved me several hours, lots of time with the die grinder, and a sore back
The existing second set of weights were held on with 4 bolts, so that's what I went with. Probably be ok that way, but would I have been ok with just two per weight? Also, if each weight was "rotated 90 degrees" as in the original post, then the oblong center holes would not line up, which was kinda important in this deal, since at the same time I added some M&H 9 bolt dual adaptors. Would 2 bolts hold the weights ok if just in the slotted holes?
Was searching the archives and saw this, posted 10 years ago by Dave8n.... "Each weight is rotated 90 degrees. The first one is installed with four square head bolts in the recessed pockets in the weight and through the holes in the wheel (nuts and lock washers on the inside of the wheel. Subsequent weights are installed by placing the heads of the bolts (2) In the slots on the previous weight and through the holes in the weight you are installing(nuts and lock washers on the outside). This way you can install weights one at a time. I have 2 on each side of my C. Dave."
Is this saying that after you bolt the first weight to the cast center with the 4 bolts, you can just use two bolts for each additional weight and be ok? If so, that would have saved me several hours, lots of time with the die grinder, and a sore back
The existing second set of weights were held on with 4 bolts, so that's what I went with. Probably be ok that way, but would I have been ok with just two per weight? Also, if each weight was "rotated 90 degrees" as in the original post, then the oblong center holes would not line up, which was kinda important in this deal, since at the same time I added some M&H 9 bolt dual adaptors. Would 2 bolts hold the weights ok if just in the slotted holes?