Alloy wheel repair
10-01-2008, 10:33 PM
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Alloy wheel repair
Noticed a small crack on my ST rim last week so i bought a new wheel. Im just wondering is this possible to repair because if it can be done i'll use it as a spare. (date on the pics are wrong because i aint got a clue how to change it 
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10-01-2008, 10:50 PM
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I'd say yes as I had an almost identical crack in a lightweight jap wheel I bought.
I rang a local alloy welder and he done it for £20 and I shaped it back and sanded it smooth (was refurbing them anyway)
Mine was from what looked like a defect in the making process. When I stripped the paint off there was like a bubble/hole where the crack originated from, so certainly a crack that had appeared from small manufacturing defect.
I rang a local alloy welder and he done it for £20 and I shaped it back and sanded it smooth (was refurbing them anyway)
Mine was from what looked like a defect in the making process. When I stripped the paint off there was like a bubble/hole where the crack originated from, so certainly a crack that had appeared from small manufacturing defect.
10-01-2008, 11:49 PM
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I had a 17" Rondell welded too Gav. Was a crack just like that. Just had to rub it down to seal the tyre after.My brother my do it for ya. (if you paint his XT frame) 
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