Aluminum wheel repair.
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Mig with spool gun and Maxal 4943 wire...Bob


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Did you turn the rim after the repair?

Anthony.
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(07-30-2016, 06:23 PM)ieezitin Wrote: Did you turn the rim after the repair?

Anthony.

No just filed it smooth...Bob
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Drill a stop hole at the end of the crack?

Greg
Magazines have issues, everything else has problems

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(07-31-2016, 07:30 AM)pepi Wrote: Drill a stop hole at the end of the crack?

Greg
No I didn't. The grinder took care if that in the 2nd pic. There actually wasn't a crack left after the grinder cut it out. Now its a giant hole...Bob
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I'm not knocking your repair as it looks excellent.  However, given the forces applied while in use I for one would shy away from aluminum wheel repair.  Just too many liability issues.  If I did such a repair I would insist on a post repair X-ray.  Call me a safety Nazi, I'm OK with that.
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(07-31-2016, 08:27 AM):Daametalmaster Wrote:
(07-31-2016, 07:30 AM)pepi Wrote: Drill a stop hole at the end of the crack?

Greg
No I didn't. The grinder took care if that in the 2nd pic. There actually wasn't a crack left after the grinder cut it out. Now its a giant hole...Bob

Big Grin  I see said the blind man... do you know how or what damaged the rim ?
Magazines have issues, everything else has problems

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(07-31-2016, 09:45 PM)pepi Wrote: Big Grin  I see said the blind man... do you know how or what damaged the rim ?

The city is resurfacing the streets around our town. They grind the old paving down leaving 3" humps and manholes are sticking up the same. I am sure it was from that..Bob
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(07-31-2016, 06:49 PM)Dr Stan Wrote: I'm not knocking your repair as it looks excellent.  However, given the forces applied while in use I for one would shy away from aluminum wheel repair.  Just too many liability issues.  If I did such a repair I would insist on a post repair X-ray.  Call me a safety Nazi, I'm OK with that.
That's fine. You wouldn't believe how many I see a month that are cracked and full of JB Weld. No it doesn't really work for cracks...Bob
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(08-01-2016, 07:59 AM)aametalmaster Wrote: That's fine. You wouldn't believe how many I see a month that are cracked and full of JB Weld. No it doesn't really work for cracks...Bob

I assume those "repairs" are by yuppies or their 1st cousins. Jawdrop
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