by "zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
Published 01/03/2017 at 08:00
by "zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
Published 01/03/2017 at 08:00
Tags: Car repair
STARS: 0
Oppo, this past week I’ve been on quite the adventure. Last week, driving home from the in-laws I discovered the front tire was rapidly losing air. A few days later I found out the rim was cracked. Yay?
I called around some junkyards, found a replacement for $70-$80, when my brother-in-law (works at a mechanic shop) contacts my wife to say I can get it welded for $40. Well, we’re struggling financially right now so the cheaper route it is. Worst case scenario, it breaks again and we just have to get a new rim anyways.
The real question, what do I replace it with while it’s being fixed? Here comes my awesome brother in-law again. He just happens to have an extra polished rim (mines silver and dull) and a extra tire to boot, and to my understanding, I get to keep and use as a spare.
The spare rim has a massive scratch on the inside; apparently the previously owner did his own brakes and a piece broke off, scraping the inside of the rim. It’s still structural sound though, just doesn’t look pretty. Eh, if it works!
So now I have two different types of finished rims on my car. It honestly looks weird and interesting at the same time. It’s all temp until I get mine back.
Also, I never messed with the rim and tires before, so that was a new experience. There are a lot of pieces involved, and the tire beading; that was a dance in itself.
Next on my list, getting that stupid animal out of the attic...
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
01/03/2017 at 08:10, STARS: 1
Putting a tire on a wheel is some scary shit. I didnt realize how explosive that shit was until I was trying it out. I also once watched someone try to fit some ridiculously large drag radials on equally huge wheels. That was like gunfire in the shop and even lit on fire a few times.
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
01/03/2017 at 08:11, STARS: 2
that’s why you should run steelies
;)
"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
01/03/2017 at 08:17, STARS: 0
This didn’t involve fire, but he didn’t repeatedly mention this his shop had a machine to do the job we were doing by metal bars. We spent most money f the time getting the tire on the rim,testing it, rebeading it, rinse repeat.
"Echo51" (echo2047)
01/03/2017 at 08:18, STARS: 1
If you’re not expecting the loud pop as it seats the bead, yeah it’s a bit scary, but are you sure you aren’t referring to mounting way too skinny tires/some that won’t seat themselves with air with something flammable to inflate it quickly to seat it? Normal tyre mounting is just the 2 loud pops from the bead..
"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
01/03/2017 at 08:21, STARS: 0
Ha, if I got them for free yeah.
"BvdV - The Dutch Engineer" (dutchengineer)
01/03/2017 at 08:26, STARS: 0
Imagine putting a extremely narrow tire(95mm wide), on an extremely light(1.7 kg) aluminium rim that you designed yourself, and which cost way too much to have milled(IIRC it was like €2000 for each). It was on the flimsy side for the tyre machine too. I can tell you, that is extremely scary, I almost couldn’t look because I was too scared the rim would be bending/cracking, which would have meant that my design wasn’t up to spec.
"LongbowMkII" (longbowmkii)
01/03/2017 at 09:08, STARS: 1
JB weld?
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
01/03/2017 at 09:09, STARS: 0
Oh yeah the flaming tire bit was using improperly sized tires and using some flammable lubricant. I was taken aback by that because I was working on something else and just heard the pops and see a giant fireball behind me. But yeah just the normal popping is scary enough when you are not expecting it.
"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
01/03/2017 at 09:13, STARS: 1
That was an avenue I could of taken, but I think someone who knew what they were doing would be a smarter choice. I’ve never used the stuff. Plus the rim is aluminum, not sure if it would adhere well to it.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/03/2017 at 10:07, STARS: 1
$80 for a junkyard rim? That seems really high. You got a self service junkyard around you? I paid all of $30 for the rim I made my steering wheel table out of, and that was at the more expensive self service junkyard.
"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
01/03/2017 at 10:19, STARS: 0
That was a self serve yard, but it didn’t have the part in stock, would have to order it or something from a sister yard (or something).
Probably would be cheaper if I pulled it though.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/03/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 0
I find it strange that a self service junkyard would know what parts they have in stock. From my experience it’s always been they’ve know what cars they have and when they were put on the lot, but have no idea what parts are still available.
"Echo51" (echo2047)
01/03/2017 at 11:22, STARS: 1
I seated a tire with deoderant once, that was one time too many for me honestly. Tires that fit it is for the future!
"Wrong Wheel Drive (41%)" (rduncan5678)
01/03/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 0
I had a hell of a time seating some really beat up hoosiers. I am guessing the stiffer nature of slicks plus inexperience made it more difficult. I ended up having to use some RTV to make one of them stay and not leak.
"zeontestpilot" (zeontestpilot)
01/03/2017 at 17:32, STARS: 0
There’s two right by me, I called both up. One said they didn’t have that specific style of rim on the lot (there lotvis divided into a regular one and a I pick one), and the other said they could order it.
I could also be that it was already picked, as it’s a common piece. Idk, lol.
"E90M3" (e90m3)
01/03/2017 at 19:12, STARS: 0
I’d assume it’s a pretty common rim, you might try your luck.