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gavin18787
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18th Jul 11 at 17:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Tempted to buy a cheap set of alloys but one will need repairing as it has a hairline crack in. Anyone had a wheel repaired before. Can get it done cheap enough I just dont want to end up dead with it been a wheel and all that

said crack



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18th Jul 11 at 17:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
As long as its properly welded up I don't see the problem.
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I have never had a crack in the spoke repaired before. Not sure I'd want to either

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A friend (works with a GT CUP race team) is always saying its a no-go as the weld is to stiff and it causes them to shatter. Im yet to see it though.....
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Also the weld on the front would have to be ground down or it would look poop and therefore take 50% of the strength out of the weld.

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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
Also the weld on the front would have to be ground down or it would look poop and therefore take 50% of the strength out of the weld.



Didnt think of that, in the case of dragons den im out

Not going to be easy to source a spare either as they are quite rare in CTR fitment

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18th Jul 11 at 17:38   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
still 5 other spokes to provide some strenght

[Edited on 18-07-2011 by --ToM--]
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Big in the VW world, Normally the issue is finding the end of the crack so it don't continue cracking.

If you can find somebody who is willing to do it and knows what they are doing, be ok IMO.
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18th Jul 11 at 17:56   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by AW06
Big in the VW world
Which is no real endorsement for safety
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I wouldn't!
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my mate drove his car round for ages with a cracked spoke
Graham88
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Nothing wrong with it if it's done properly. Take it to a proper company and not some monkey back street garage and they'll probably even guarantee their work. My comp has to be welded when they got refurbed, if it was unsafe then they simply wouldn't do it.
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18th Jul 11 at 20:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
How the hell did you manage to damage a Comp to the extent that it needed welded??Those wheels are strong muthafukas.
Graham88
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Was obviously already like it when I bought it But yeah it surprised me, was only like a tenner to get it done I think
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Oh right,i thought you bought them brand new.
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quote:
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Take it to a proper company and not some monkey back street garage
Unless they stress test or analyse the repair, neither company can guarantee it won't fail.

They may promise you a new wheel, but that is little consolation after it's failed and thrown you in a hedge.
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A hairline crack could go through the whole spoke. The weld wont. I wouldn't be keen on it.
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Had the tyre bit welded before and it was fine, wouldnt risk it with a spoke though.

[Edited on 19-07-2011 by Fro]
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Take it to a proper company and not some monkey back street garage
Unless they stress test or analyse the repair, neither company can guarantee it won't fail.

They may promise you a new wheel, but that is little consolation after it's failed and thrown you in a hedge.

But they wouldn't do it if it was deemed unsafe? I'm not saying they'll definetly do it on a spoke, as mine nor is most welding done on a spoke as it's more likely to be if somebody takes a chunk out of a wheel on the edge. But I'm saying it's possible to be repaired.
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Oh right,i thought you bought them brand new.

No way, £275 smackers
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19th Jul 11 at 14:33   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
might be ok for tootling round the roads on but fuck taking it on a track
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Lasted fine so far

I know people who've had a quarter of the wheel replaced, never had a problem
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19th Jul 11 at 16:06   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Im not going for these now anyway found a 100% mint set of rota boosts

Heres hope they look as good as I think they will

Wider rims too so my wider tyres will fit better



Drives supercharged Tec with torque
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Always, no! NEVER repair cracks in alloys wheels!

You can have small nicks filled and repaired but cracks affect the structual integritty, any problems and the wheel shatters, guess when. When driving it.......not good.
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Always, no! NEVER!
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quote:
Originally posted by Steve
might be ok for tootling round the roads on but fuck taking it on a track


I was thinking about this, I can totally understand the extra stresses of high speed cornering etc on track, but on the road a pothole could cause the a wheel crack to open up, and then maybe send you off into the hedge.

Swings and roundabouts.

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