Hit a pothole ...

Could have been worse.
Tom
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Just buy a replacement rim. That crack can allow that rim to blow/split. I would ne be brave enough to stand there and pump air into it. BOOM and your dead!!!!! Unless it is some kind of fancy rim they are $25-50 bucks at most salvage yards here.
 

Aluminum rims should never be welded, depending on the alloy and treatment, the strength could be reduced by 50%.

Once a crack is present the stress is concentrated and the crack can grow rapidly resulting in failure. This means a cracked rim should never be used with a tube or boot.
 
The days of $ 25 to $ 50 rims are long gone. Most all cars have special aluminum rims anymore and they cost BIG BUCKS even used. Most places don't even sell used ones they want to sell you reconditioned ones and they don't hold up nearly as well as original ones.
 
Not only is it dangerous, welding will not help. The aluminum has to be aged to increase its strength. Since the other parts have already been aged (thermally) there would be different strengths and hardness. Not worth your life or anyone elses.
 
Depends on if they are alum. or alum/magnesium ? Guy who welded 2 for me said he would know right away upon first arc. Have 2 welded ones I use on my car for my winter snow tires for about 3 years now ? one may be bent or just the weld makes it hard to balance ? it vibrates a bit.
 
I've welded literally tons of aluminum and I won't do rims. They are
very hard to weld and the risk is just too high. especially specialty
rims like that.
 
I can't believe what I'm reading. Not weld Al rims?

pfft - it's done ALL the TIME. Some cheap rims from China are too porous or too bad of an alloy, or too thin to weld. Many other rims from quality places can be straightened, welded, and work just fine for decades.

Take it to a specialty shop and let them have a look before condemning it. Maybe it can't, but more likely it can be welded. However, since it was a pothole damage, the rim may not run true. the shop will check this too.
 
(quoted from post at 05:21:03 09/14/18) and put a crack in my car rim. So it now leaks air. How can an aluminum rim be welded? Would a 'boot' patch on the inside do the trick?

A lot of people, due to the cost of rims, the likelihood of damage from potholes, and the inadvisability of repair, carry insurance specifically for their tires and rims.
 
I have welded aluminum rims before and all cracked again right where they were welded. It was not my first time to weld aluminum either. Replace.
 
look on craigslist or junkyard your life and that of others is worth more then the 100 bucks you have to take the tire off anyway
 
Went and checked my local area just cause I wanted to know....neither shop who do amazing repairs would touch aluminum rims. Both guys I know well and both told me that their insurance spells it out. No repairing rims. Doesn't matter what they are made out of. The business insurance excludes them. Either can repair the frame on a vehicle and have liability issues covered but no coverage for rims.

That being said I wouldn't do it nor would i recommend anyone else try. Not in todays sue happy world.

Rick
 
20 inch rims mean you probably have the low profile tires, I'm guessing. Cracked rims and instantly deflating tires are going to be a continuing problem on today's poorly maintained roads. Even if I
liked the look of the big rim/little tire combination (which I don't), I'd think twice about them just from a practical standpoint.
 
Yep: That how the reconditioned ones are reconditioned sometimes. Several shop specialized only in rims.
 
Definitely repairable but will likely cost around $150 at a specialty shop, so might be worth it depending on how fancy pants your wheels are.

I've put many hours of autox in a 3k lb car with repaired wheels, so done properly it is fine.
 
There is an auto salvage place in town that says if they don't
have what you want, they will find one for you. I think they are
connected with many other salvage yards.

I needed a part and they ordered a new part at a very cheap
price. Had it the next day.
 
(quoted from post at 11:35:41 09/14/18) https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/remanufacturing

https://arswheelrepair.com/alloy-wheel-repair/

Doc, it appears that awrs will repair scrapes dings bends and bruises, but there is no reference to welding cracks.
 
(quoted from post at 15:39:24 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 11:35:41 09/14/18) https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/remanufacturing

https://arswheelrepair.com/alloy-wheel-repair/

Doc, it appears that awrs will repair scrapes dings bends and bruises, but there is no reference to welding cracks.

Are you joking? Does the scroll down facility not work on your computer? :shock:
 
Wife bent the rim on her 2013 Impala. $35 at the salvage yard for one that is actually nicer than her other three.
 
Do you really want to drive on a welded rim? Not only that it would throw the tire out of balance, you would have to have the tire re-balanced because of the weight of the weld.
 
(quoted from post at 16:54:56 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 15:39:24 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 11:35:41 09/14/18) https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/remanufacturing

https://arswheelrepair.com/alloy-wheel-repair/

Doc, it appears that awrs will repair scrapes dings bends and bruises, but there is no reference to welding cracks.

Are you joking? Does the scroll down facility not work on your computer? :shock:

Yup, scroll down and drop box open click work just fine. I did find reference to fixing a crack but the impression I got at least, is that it is just superficial sort of damage of any type that they repair.
 
(quoted from post at 18:36:01 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 16:54:56 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 15:39:24 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 11:35:41 09/14/18) https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/remanufacturing

https://arswheelrepair.com/alloy-wheel-repair/

Doc, it appears that awrs will repair scrapes dings bends and bruises, but there is no reference to welding cracks.

Are you joking? Does the scroll down facility not work on your computer? :shock:

Yup, scroll down and drop box open click work just fine. I did find reference to fixing a crack but the impression I got at least, is that it is just superficial sort of damage of any type that they repair.

Oh - come - on. There's a huge bold heading that says "WELDING" with a big picture of a guy doing a TIG repair right on the wheel. Stop digging dude.
 
There are many places that can repair just about any type of scrape, bend, crack, fold etc on aluminum wheels. Just google search your nearest large metro area and I bet you will find several. I know of a few wheels that had serious cracks, major bends and even chunks missing and were repaired and are just fine after.
 
(quoted from post at 19:37:43 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 18:36:01 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 16:54:56 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 15:39:24 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 11:35:41 09/14/18) https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/remanufacturing

https://arswheelrepair.com/alloy-wheel-repair/

Doc, it appears that awrs will repair scrapes dings bends and bruises, but there is no reference to welding cracks.

Are you joking? Does the scroll down facility not work on your computer? :shock:

Yup, scroll down and drop box open click work just fine. I did find reference to fixing a crack but the impression I got at least, is that it is just superficial sort of damage of any type that they repair.

Oh - come - on. There's a huge bold heading that says "WELDING" with a big picture of a guy doing a TIG repair right on the wheel. Stop digging dude.

I found that pic Doc, and sorry it still looks like a repair of superficial damage while the OP gave the impression that is crack is pretty serious. I know it is tough being the lone proponent of something with so many taking the other side but you are a big boy, right? LOL.
 
(quoted from post at 04:14:26 09/15/18)
(quoted from post at 19:37:43 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 18:36:01 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 16:54:56 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 15:39:24 09/14/18)
(quoted from post at 11:35:41 09/14/18) https://www.awrswheelrepair.com/remanufacturing

https://arswheelrepair.com/alloy-wheel-repair/

Doc, it appears that awrs will repair scrapes dings bends and bruises, but there is no reference to welding cracks.

Are you joking? Does the scroll down facility not work on your computer? :shock:

Yup, scroll down and drop box open click work just fine. I did find reference to fixing a crack but the impression I got at least, is that it is just superficial sort of damage of any type that they repair.

Oh - come - on. There's a huge bold heading that says "WELDING" with a big picture of a guy doing a TIG repair right on the wheel. Stop digging dude.

I found that pic Doc, and sorry it still looks like a repair of superficial damage while the OP gave the impression that is crack is pretty serious. I know it is tough being the lone proponent of something with so many taking the other side but you are a big boy, right? LOL.

whatev. I don't care if the whole world of antique tractors thinks something. They(and you) can all be wrong. Trying to help the OP, but now - just don't care.
 
Just like repairing the sidewall of a tire. Can be done but no one around here will because of liability issues. Some things physically
can be done but with all considered is it worth it.
 

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