Repairing cracked alloys

[Richard J Lebens]

I wonder how they do this.  

After you have welded the crack in the area of the bead you are left
with a weld bead and some distortion (since you got it hot enough for
full penetration).  

Do you then put it on a (big) lathe and make it round again?  Did the
old used wheel start out round before you welded it?  It probably
cracked due to stress.



--- Kneale Brownson <kneale at coslink.net> wrote:

> An experienced welding shop can repair that.  I have one that a local
> welding shop that has experience with wheels fixed that I use as a
> full-size spare.  Ask your tire places for local references.  If you
> want
> it to be "pretty", find one of the places that's into refurbishing
> wheels.
> 
> 
> At 10:46 AM 6/5/2006 -0400, Andrew Duane wrote:
> >One of my tires had developed a slow leak lately. It turns out not
> to
> >be the tire, but the wheel. There is a crack about 1.5" long near
> the
> >edge of the bead. What are the chances for welding/repairing this?
> >I hate to have to shell out for a new wheel.....
> >
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