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Re: Rim Damage - how big a problem? Posted by DickT [Email] ![]() ![]() In Reply to: Rim Damage - how big a problem?, AK Colin, Mon, 17 May 2004 14:38:43 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Don't know how hard your Ronal rims are, but I've straightened two older soft ones with a bottle jack and wooden forms as someone suggested in an old post . It was slow going because I needed to keep mounting it on the hub and indicating to check my progress. Easy to go too far and stretch it. Then you're screwed. I don't recommend this unless you've got some experience with aluminum and even then it might be a bad idea. I've since come by some other rims and use them.
One quick way to evaluate the damage is to take something slightly smaller than the rim diameter (I used a subaru hubcap) and put in on the inboard face of the rim. It'll be obvious how bad it's out of round.
Good Luck
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