houseape1000 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hi all, Has anyone any advice on welding rims, I know it's frowned upon by some but others say it's fine. Ideally I would go and buy myself a shiny new rear rim but thats not an option at the moment as funds have been severely depleted. I decided to buy myself a nice new set of IRCs, removed the old rear tyre and found an innertube....oh joy....need a rimband phoned Birketts, one will be arriving tommorrow, started to clean wheel and found a crack in the outer flange...again..oh joy...ended up finding another 3 cracks. Im gutted, will be trying to weld it but would love some good advice if anyone has any, do I loosen the spokes ? As the previous Vee Rubber had an innertube, why had it not ripped the valve from the tube, and would it be ok to fit a tube again with the new tyre as a temporary measure ( 6 months ? ) if the rim leaks from the cracks. I am planning a trip to Cowm on Sunday and am desperate to repair before then if possible. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hi all, Has anyone any advice on welding rims, I know it's frowned upon by some but others say it's fine. Ideally I would go and buy myself a shiny new rear rim but thats not an option at the moment as funds have been severely depleted. I decided to buy myself a nice new set of IRCs, removed the old rear tyre and found an innertube....oh joy....need a rimband phoned Birketts, one will be arriving tommorrow, started to clean wheel and found a crack in the outer flange...again..oh joy...ended up finding another 3 cracks. Im gutted, will be trying to weld it but would love some good advice if anyone has any, do I loosen the spokes ? As the previous Vee Rubber had an innertube, why had it not ripped the valve from the tube, and would it be ok to fit a tube again with the new tyre as a temporary measure ( 6 months ? ) if the rim leaks from the cracks. I am planning a trip to Cowm on Sunday and am desperate to repair before then if possible. Andy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabio Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hi Andy think Cowm is closed this Sunday for British Trials round check their website Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_scorpa3 Posted September 29, 2011 Report Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hi all, Has anyone any advice on welding rims, I know it's frowned upon by some but others say it's fine. Ideally I would go and buy myself a shiny new rear rim but thats not an option at the moment as funds have been severely depleted. I decided to buy myself a nice new set of IRCs, removed the old rear tyre and found an innertube....oh joy....need a rimband phoned Birketts, one will be arriving tommorrow, started to clean wheel and found a crack in the outer flange...again..oh joy...ended up finding another 3 cracks. Im gutted, will be trying to weld it but would love some good advice if anyone has any, do I loosen the spokes ? As the previous Vee Rubber had an innertube, why had it not ripped the valve from the tube, and would it be ok to fit a tube again with the new tyre as a temporary measure ( 6 months ? ) if the rim leaks from the cracks. I am planning a trip to Cowm on Sunday and am desperate to repair before then if possible. Andy. Quick fix, put the tube back in. I gave up trying to stop my rear wheel leaking from the spokes (rim tape.) Others will tell you how to do it and also say it's just a case of being patient and persevering, however I am, I did and I still couldn't do it. So I fitted a tube. Nightmare if you have a puncture as 'dog turds' won't fix a tube and you will struggle to get the tyre off in the 'field' but needs must. I suspect that you will need a new rim, welding it up is probably not going to work, better to put the money towards a new one. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Quick fix, put the tube back in. I gave up trying to stop my rear wheel leaking from the spokes (rim tape.) Others will tell you how to do it and also say it's just a case of being patient and persevering, however I am, I did and I still couldn't do it. So I fitted a tube. Nightmare if you have a puncture as 'dog turds' won't fix a tube and you will struggle to get the tyre off in the 'field' but needs must. I suspect that you will need a new rim, welding it up is probably not going to work, better to put the money towards a new one. Pete I would tend to agree, and save thi new rimband for a new rim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willrichardson Posted September 30, 2011 Report Share Posted September 30, 2011 Hi I TIG welded a crack in the rim of my Maico 490 twinshock motocross bike about a ear ago and its holding up just fine so I would say welding a trials rim would be fine-just make sure its welded by someone who knows what they are doing... Best wishes Will-in-the-mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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