Date: 23 Apr 2003 21:30:37 GMT From: davehinznopsamcop.net Subject: Re: Slow flat - wheel cracked
Someone who looks an awful lot like Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> wrote: > It would be a pretty specialist repair - the crack would have to > be drilled out then TIG welded. TIG welding aluminium isn't too > bad, but I wouldn't fancy TIG welding mag alloy. > All in all, unless you find an engineering firm who specialise > in TIG welding of exotic alloys, it's probably cheaper to buy a > replacement wheel. Yup - and the only people I'd expect to find who are set up for this and who can guarantee the repair, would be one of the mag-wheel repair outfits. All in all, if it were me, I'd just replace it unless it was unique and unavailable. Dave