[DeTomaso] Does anybody know anyone who can repair bent or cracked Magnesium wheels
Ed Mendez
edducati at mac.com
Thu May 14 02:12:38 EDT 2015
Thank you Jack, I’ll pass it on.
> On ∨, at 13:16, JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
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> Most shops that advertise the repair of alloy wheels are talking about aluminum and will not touch magnesium. Some -especially in CA- are worried about liability. A couple of the Pantera vendors (Larry Stock's shop is one) have it done by outside specialists. Welding, heat-treating/annealing and maybe X-ray inspection should accompany any such repairs. It goes without saying that a U.S. certified welder should be involved. Lots of people can TIG-weld including me, but not all (again including me) are competent to weld-repair a magnesium road or race wheel. The displayed wheel is from a Mangusta so once its verified to actually be magnesium- some are aluminum- it will likely be worth the high cost of repair due to its rarity. I've seen mistakes made- someone once brought me a cracked magnesium formula car wheel that had been TIG-welded with aluminum, which destroyed any chance of repair. Others are simply un-fixable. Pro crew chiefs often will not touch a repaired wheel.
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Thank you Jack, I'll pass it on.
On OR, at 13:16, [1]JDeRyke at aol.com wrote:
Most shops that advertise the repair of alloy wheels are talking about
aluminum and will not touch magnesium. Some -especially in CA- are
worried about liability. A couple of the Pantera vendors (Larry Stock's
shop is one) have it done by outside specialists. Welding,
heat-treating/annealing and maybe X-ray inspection should accompany any
such repairs. It goes without saying that a U.S. certified welder
should be involved. Lots of people can TIG-weld including me, but not
all (again including me) are competent to weld-repair a magnesium road
or race wheel. The displayed wheel is from a Mangusta so once its
verified to actually be magnesium- some are aluminum- it will likely be
worth the high cost of repair due to its rarity. I've seen mistakes
made- someone once brought me a cracked magnesium formula car wheel
that had been TIG-welded with aluminum, which destroyed any chance of
repair. Others are simply un-fixable. Pro crew chiefs often will not
touch a repaired wheel.
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Subject: [DeTomaso] Does anybody know anyone who can repair bent or
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