Dave, Only last night I lay in the bath pondering this point. I think I will put two 4ba grub screws into the tyre/wheel interface from the backside. Could be a bit tricky to drill the holes but it will give that extra peace of mind since there should be some warning if a tyre comes loose before it comes off altogether. Regards, Barrie > Following on what Rich said, I think it was Keith Wilson who advocated > screwed dowels half in the > wheel and half in the shrunk-on tyre to hold everything in place 'belt and > braces' style. > > Dave > Saudi-Arabia-On-Sea > MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.