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Aluminum Wheel Repair
Fixing bent or battered alloy rims
Jimmy Nylund / autoMedia.com
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MC Motorsports, 2101 Hellman, Unit E, Ontario, CA 91761, (909) 947-5115, (909) 947-2116 Fax, www.mcmotorsports.com
Precision Wheel Service, 59 Schoolground Rd., Branford, CT 06405, (800)
FIX-BEND, www.precisionwheelservice.com
Rim & Wheel Works, 285 Newtonville Ave., Newton, MA 02460, (800)
261-0495, (617) 964-0226
Wheels America, 888-4FIXRIM
Wheel Collision Center, 7286 Penn Dr., Bath, PA 18014, (800) 292-7464,
www.wheelcollision.com
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Cracked, bent, or worn out, an aluminum wheel can usually be repaired. This wheel had been subjected to nearly two decades of off-road abuse. Grinding off all the ragged edges is the initial step of the rebuild.
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New material is TIG-welded to fill any dents and low spots. This process can actually make the wheel stronger than stock.
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To restore the welded rim to (or past) its former glory, the wheel lip is turned on a huge lathe. This improves the aesthetics and trues the wheel for easier balancing. The finished wheel is certainly much better looking?and far more functional.
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Re: Chevy 3.8L Engine cutout I would call it in intermediate job. You will need some special tools to do it, but if you have some experience doing repairs, and not jus ... more... |
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