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Thanks for posting.
How was the center section removed? How do you ensure the wheel is true before re-welding? Metal is lost from the mounting tab's when it is cut free from the rim. I also assume more mounting tab metal is lost during weld area prep for re-welding, (the removal of chrome plating from the tabs and rim to allow re-welding). How do you compensate for loss in mounting tab material? The above questions are not intended to be negative. They are to clarify the process and what is required to preform this level of wheel restoration. Thanks Bernhard
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69 442 post bench 3 pedal Last edited by Bernhard; 05-27-2018 at 11:28 PM. |
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If you're very judicious when you remove the weld I don't see an issue (FYI I am a degreed materials engineer). Obviously the quality of the weld is important, and I would be building a fixture to ensure the lug plane and rim edge were as parallel as possible.
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What about using a cutoff wheel with a light touch?
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69 442 post bench 3 pedal Last edited by Bernhard; 05-28-2018 at 01:20 AM. |
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I had a professional wheel shop do mine. They cut the wheel apart by using a lathe then built up metal back via tig welding onto the remaining steel tab what was lost in the lathe process and then lathed that down to a factory tab would have looked before welding back together.
They used a jig the center the wheel to make usre it was round and also no side play etc. Quote:
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Cost?
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