[DeTomaso] Hello Houston, we have a serious problem
Julian Kift
julian_kift at hotmail.com
Fri Aug 21 14:44:52 EDT 2015
Charlie,
You may be able to find a competent shop that could weld and repair that wheel, (or at least say they can) but do you really want to and then trust it? If fatigue has set in, then you are just delaying the inevitable and much better to catch it now in your driveway/garage, than on a freeway!. You are also likely using your GT5 for far more miles than the average owner, so why take the risk of being stranded miles from home.
As I understand the main reason Patrick Hals commissioned new wheels to be cast was the risk of racing on 40 year old fatigued magnesium.
On a somewhat related note I had a catastrophic failure of a tire last week on the truck, fortunately I was on a 55 mph highway and obeying the posted speed. The tread completely separated from the tire casing and took out part of the lower front fender with minor lower door damage. I have to say it was one of the scarier moments of my life (and looking back to the crap I did as a teenager that's saying something). I hate to think what damage and cost would result on a Pantera. I think you should bite the bullet and buy a new pair of wheels at a minimum, sell off the remaining good one on eBay to defray some of the cost or keep as a spare (not that you can carry it anywhere though) and thoroughly inspect the front wheels!
Julian
From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:10:41 +0200
Subject: [DeTomaso] Hello Houston, we have a serious problem
I noticed that I was losing air on a rear tire, so I took it off to take a
closer look.
It would appear that my original Campy rim has a crack. This doesn't look
good.
Is this something that can be repaired by a competent shop dealing with
magnesium or is this rim scrap?
Any suggestions? Thank you
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Charlie,
You may be able to find a competent shop that could weld and repair
that wheel, (or at least say they can) but do you really want to and
then trust it? If fatigue has set in, then you are just delaying the
inevitable and much better to catch it now in your driveway/garage,
than on a freeway!. You are also likely using your GT5 for far more
miles than the average owner, so why take the risk of being stranded
miles from home.
As I understand the main reason Patrick Hals commissioned new wheels to
be cast was the risk of racing on 40 year old fatigued magnesium.
On a somewhat related note I had a catastrophic failure of a tire last
week on the truck, fortunately I was on a 55 mph highway and obeying
the posted speed. The tread completely separated from the tire casing
and took out part of the lower front fender with minor lower door
damage. I have to say it was one of the scarier moments of my life (and
looking back to the crap I did as a teenager that's saying something).
I hate to think what damage and cost would result on a Pantera.
I think you should bite the bullet and buy a new pair of wheels at a
minimum, sell off the remaining good one on eBay to defray some of the
cost or keep as a spare (not that you can carry it anywhere though) and
thoroughly inspect the front wheels!
Julian
From: charlesmccall at gmail.com
To: detomaso at poca.com
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 20:10:41 +0200
Subject: [DeTomaso] Hello Houston, we have a serious problem
I noticed that I was losing air on a rear tire, so I took it off to take a
closer look.
It would appear that my original Campy rim has a crack. This doesn't look
good.
Is this something that can be repaired by a competent shop dealing with
magnesium or is this rim scrap?
Any suggestions? Thank you
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