dove'd85
Well-Known Member
can it be done? mig or tig? i bought a set of rims for my car and one has a pretty bad crack in it, i would post a pic but i am unable to post on this forum still...
thanks in advance
james
thanks in advance
james
Welding a cracked wheel is bad IMO, Jeepmauler :corn: ?
thanks for the reasurence(SP?) but can i use my spool gun or do i need to tig weld the cast aluminum
Its done all the time.
it's cracked on the outer lip, all the way through it, roughly 3/16 thick in that area and roughly 3/4in long, i brought it to a knowledable welder friend and he told me that he has made repairs just like this on more then one occation(SP) and he told me i would be fine to use my spool gun.. so thats what i am going to do, if it works awesome if it fails i guess i will be buying a new rim... shitty thing about that is that they no longer make this rim any more...
it is a 17in konig holes
it's cracked on the outer lip, all the way through it, roughly 3/16 thick in that area and roughly 3/4in long, i brought it to a knowledable welder friend and he told me that he has made repairs just like this on more then one occation(SP) and he told me i would be fine to use my spool gun.. so thats what i am going to do, if it works awesome if it fails i guess i will be buying a new rim... shitty thing about that is that they no longer make this rim any more...
it is a 17in konig holes
Even if you do manage to properly fill that crack, there are probably thousands of microcracks around it that you can't see, but will continue to crack when it get's jolted again. Volkswagen, along with a few other carmakers do not "allow" the use of refurbished wheels on their cars. (guideline that insurance companies have to follow in the repair of vehicles.) That being said, I think it would be fine if it had a tire with any kind of sidewall on it, but from the looks of the rim, you probably have low profiles on it? So next time you hit a pothole and the rim explodes, is it going to be worth it? :corn:
the rim runs perfectly straight, i fix'd the flat spot and i am going to attempt to weld on it tonight or tomorrow
that being said i am running low profile tires and from the looks of the red paint on the lip of the rim, my guess is we was drifting in the rain/snow out of control and nailed a curb... well see how it turns out
i am going to use die pen to locate the end of the crack and any other potential cracks that are on the surface
i am going to use die pen to locate the end of the crack and any other potential cracks that are on the surface