[DeTomaso] Original Magnesium Wheel Failures?

JDeRyke at aol.com JDeRyke at aol.com
Wed Mar 7 14:31:06 EST 2012


FWIW, before the Pantera community began annealing Campy wheels, I had one 
open up on the way home from 'Vegas. The crack was halfway between the outer 
and inner rim-edges. Very hard to take a hit there.... Welding was 
unsuccessful as the crack unzipped faster than the welder could add metal. The drive 
home on a space saver ruined the LSD clutches in the ZF due to the diameter 
mismatch. IMHO annealing is cheap insurance regardless of whether the 
F-community has heard of it for their Cromodoras or not. And as mentioned before, 
military aircraft throw magnesium wheels away after a specified number of 
operating hours of use, due to cracking danger. Good luck- J Deryke


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