Cracked Rim Revisited....

Dachshund · Feb 14, 2015

Here is a look at the one of TWO cracked rims on my F-350. A few weeks ago, I took it into the local tire place to have a flat fixed. I remember them saying that they had a hard time getting a couple lugs to "tighten down". Now I know WHY. The alignment nipple on the inside rim (rear dually) was not properly seated in the hole of the outside rim. The tightening issue came about because the guy was mashing down the nipple (and bending /cracking the rims).You can see where it was obviously miss-aligned, and the nipple mashed down.

Unfortunately, the tire place is closed today, so I will have to wait until Monday to take them in for them to scoff at.

It all boils down to me having a truck sitting in the driveway, not being able to haul anything because of two bad rims, while I try to find an affordable set.
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Tom-NoCenTX · Feb 14, 2015

I can't make head or tails out of the picture. Looks like the rim I see has been buried for years or something. Have any more photos? Tom

teddy52food · Feb 14, 2015

Is it off of a cement truck?

Dachshund · Feb 14, 2015

No, it is just road dirt.....

Dachshund · Feb 14, 2015

Here is the outer rim:
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BANDITFARMER · Feb 14, 2015

It looks like they are going to have to buy you some rims. There mistake there fix not yours. I would bring the fact that they said they had a hard time tightening up some of the lugs to jog there memory. I bought a new F350 and it had the same thing done to it on the line. Ford did replace the 2 rims. Bandit

JD Seller · Feb 14, 2015

They had some dumb butt install the rims that did not know about the alignment pin. I would make the tire shop find you to good rims. Their mistake and they should cover the repair cost.

What rims do you have on it right now???

notjustair · Feb 14, 2015

I'm surprised they did get it tightened enough so that it didn't wobble. People are idiots.

Dachshund · Feb 14, 2015

I had ONE spare rim.....so I only have one tire on that side.

Den N Ms · Feb 14, 2015

That's what you call trying to make a hole where their aint none.

shaun wallace · Feb 14, 2015

Yep that's just Daviess county dirt.

jennifer408 · Feb 14, 2015

it just goes to show that a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing.

Geo-TH,In · Feb 15, 2015

For years I've been using the tire barn, where they hand torque lug nuts.

Before places like sams, wal-mart, would over torque impact, strip threads and say it was my fault. I need to replace studs and charge me for it.

That has never happened at the tire barn. I can remove tire and not use a cheater bar to get nuts off.

Dachshund · Feb 15, 2015

Actually....it's GRUNDY County dirt! It just don't pay to wash anything - unless you live in town. Even DRY it builds up in no time.

HenryO · Feb 15, 2015

Definitely make the tire people buy me new rims. Shoddy workmanship has no excuse. sure plain to see where the alignment pin goe. Had the same type of problem on a 44 Farmall A I got last summer All the seals had to be replaced on the left side because someone did not install the alignment pin in the final drive.

ObsoElitist · Feb 15, 2015

Looks like someone needs to get his old job at McDonald's back

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