Bent wheel

[Dantheman1540]

Own? Is this what everything comes down to? Your hurt feelings so you must flex your big arsenal with emoji's.

I do work with aluminum the most metals and are certified both on TIG and MIG/MAG do also weld TAG even if we don't have it as a standard here. Hopefully I am not full of BS and can contribute with something. And when I see something do get out in the air that's totally going against the knowledge I have and I see can be dangerous I can't take your feelings in concern.

So once for all.
Don't hammer on on aluminum you will ruin the structure of the metal.

Wow! Double whammy. I knew it was coming. Don't worry about me, I can take it.

Hey hey hey now your both pretty!

No I won't be getting MC hammer out on this one.

 

[OR VietVet]

No worries Dan. Like I said, I can take it. What I said was based off of running shops years ago and what I did then. What may be accepted now can be different.

IMO, if anyone worries about the cracks that have been mentioned that could come about by hitting it with a hammer or wood, should also worry about the initial impact causing the same effect. If that is the case, then no repair attempt is needed and just get a new wheel. The impact is there whether you talk about the initial bend in the wheel or the attempt to straighten. In that case, the repair makes no difference since ANY impact can cause the concern.

I have never ever heard of any accident caused by the after effects of hammering a bent alloy wheel on a small impact such as this. I'm gonna go with that.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

But seriously you have no idea what alloy the wheels you beating on have. And how do you look for cracks with the eyes?
Always assumed the worst when it comes to aluminum and the after math can be so long worse then just cracks. A broken rim and a car that coming over to the oncoming traffic or a pedestrian.

Never bang or hit on any cold aluminum, it's so wrong it just can be. And don't give out advice that can harm other people.

I agree with M123 that cold working aluminum and/or aluminum alloys is a questionable practice and potentially dangerous. Having worked in the metals industry for 10+ years way back in the day, including aluminum smelting, casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, extruding, and anodizing operations, aluminum hardens very quickly during cold working operations, and needs to be continuously heat homogenized between cold working operations, to realign the atomic structure of the metal/alloy in order to prevent stress cracking. A reputable rim shop will heat the bent rim to a specified temperature first, prior to straightening, in order to preserve the metal alloy atomic structural integrity of the rim.

That is not to say that a person cannot cold work a rim on their own and be successful, but I believe that it is important to recognize that there are some risks associated with this practice. Knowledge can improve overall safety and reduce risk.

 

[Fatrusty]

Noticed one of my OEM LTZ20" wheels is bent pretty good on the inside lip. Never noticed any vibration and when I had the tires installed they never said anything about it nor does it leak air luckily. Just kinda curious how this may have happened. Obviously something was run over but on the inside seems strange its not easy to curb the inside of a wheel.

Anyone bend an OEM wheel like this or have one fall apart by continuing to run it? View attachment 247897

looks more like they bent the lip when they mounted the tire at the tire shop to me.. doesn't look like any road damage. But I could be wrong.

 

[M123]

I agree with M123 that cold working aluminum and/or aluminum alloys is a questionable practice and potentially dangerous. Having worked in the metals industry for 10+ years way back in the day, including aluminum smelting, casting, hot rolling, cold rolling, extruding, and anodizing operations, aluminum hardens very quickly during cold working operations, and needs to be continuously heat homogenized between cold working operations, to realign the atomic structure of the metal/alloy in order to prevent stress cracking. A reputable rim shop will heat the bent rim to a specified temperature first, prior to straightening, in order to preserve the metal alloy atomic structural integrity of the rim.

That is not to say that a person cannot cold work a rim on their own and be successful, but I believe that it is important to recognize that there are some risks associated with this practice. Knowledge can improve overall safety and reduce risk.

You did say everything so much better, I am not so good at English so everything that's coming out are half what I really want to say.
Anyway I agree with everything you point out here and was very well spoken.

 

[Dantheman1540]

I appreciate all the feed back!

I got upwards of 70 this morning and around 80 I do feel a minor vibration. I know its not the drive shaft since it was just rebuilt and balanced so its likely that wheel. Might go up to Discount tire and see if they will re-balance it since I have their road hazard warranty. If it balances out then theres really no reason to worry about it is there?

 

[Rocket Man]

For me, the $50 is well worth the peace of mind that it won’t suddenly start losing air at an inopportune time. As if there ever is a good time for a flat. That’s a pretty good bend right at the bead area.

 

[OR VietVet]

Yes, plus as it rolls the tire will flex and may spit some air past that bent bead as the tire bead is not gonna be fully seated at the flat area. I think you should just give up and buy a new set of 4 wheels. Not my money.

 

[Dantheman1540]

For me, the $50 is well worth the peace of mind that it won’t suddenly start losing air at an inopportune time. As if there ever is a good time for a flat. That’s a pretty good bend right at the bead area.

I hate the voice of reason sometimes. Your right though especially since I dropped the spare a few weeks ago and not sure I want to put it back. Although I do have AAA a compressor and 2 cans of Fix a flat on board.

Yes, plus as it rolls the tire will flex and may spit some air past that bent bead as the tire bead is not gonna be fully seated at the flat area. I think you should just give up and buy a new set of 4 wheels. Not my money.

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Oh now your getting silly. I just don't know what wheels I'd want. Right now its a toss up between these. The first one is a future possibility and the second is way out of budget.

 

[OR VietVet]

Way toooooo much bling on the second choice. That looks like it ought to be hanging from a chain around the neck of Snoop Dog.