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kandie · 02-05-2006, 02:55 PM

PLEASE DO NOT POST TILL I AM FINISHED. THANKS

Allright, after i poseted up pics of my wheels i got a few request for a write up. well here it goes:

HOW TO BRING BACK LIFE TO THOSE CRAPPY 3-PIECE WHEELS:

This is just a write up not a complete technical guidance. so please do your research before attempting to dissassemble and reassemble 3- piece wheels.

TOOLS NEEDED:-razor knife
-acetone
-fine steel wool
-PEEK
-torque wrench
-socket set
-wrench set
-aircraft stripper
-green brilo pads
-wire wheel
-electric drill
-"The Right Stuff" gasket maker

1. Allright so your wheels have arrived. and this is what they look like.

First things first gather all your tools needed for the job or you will be like me and run to and from autozone a couple of times.

2. next you want to grab your razor knife and cut the silicone as shown so you can take the rims apart

you may have to make a couple of passes dependent on how thick the silicon is)

3. after you have cut the silicone pry your wheels apart. they may give you a hard time and take a little muscel, but they should come right apart. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT USE A FLATHEAD OR ANYTHING ELSE TO PRY THEM APART! YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND IT MAY NOT SEAL PROPERLY!

4. Once the peices are apart then grab the wire wheel and begine to take off all the silicone residue on the pieces. I used a fine wire wheel rather than a real rough wire wheel:

5. after you have all the silicone residue off you can then start taking off the old powder coat on the spokes. I started to use this but came to relize it was scratching the crap out of the wheel:

so instead i used aircraft stripper and some brilo pads.

02-05-2006, 02:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
kandie Some Skills Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 93 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	Complete write up on how to repair 3-piece wheels w/ pics. PLEASE DO NOT POST TILL I AM FINISHED. THANKS Allright, after i poseted up pics of my wheels i got a few request for a write up. well here it goes: HOW TO BRING BACK LIFE TO THOSE CRAPPY 3-PIECE WHEELS: This is just a write up not a complete technical guidance. so please do your research before attempting to dissassemble and reassemble 3- piece wheels. TOOLS NEEDED:-razor knife -acetone -fine steel wool -PEEK -torque wrench -socket set -wrench set -aircraft stripper -green brilo pads -wire wheel -electric drill -"The Right Stuff" gasket maker 1. Allright so your wheels have arrived. and this is what they look like. First things first gather all your tools needed for the job or you will be like me and run to and from autozone a couple of times. 2. next you want to grab your razor knife and cut the silicone as shown so you can take the rims apartyou may have to make a couple of passes dependent on how thick the silicon is) 3. after you have cut the silicone pry your wheels apart. they may give you a hard time and take a little muscel, but they should come right apart. WHATEVER YOU DO, DO NOT USE A FLATHEAD OR ANYTHING ELSE TO PRY THEM APART! YOU MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE RIM AND IT MAY NOT SEAL PROPERLY! 4. Once the peices are apart then grab the wire wheel and begine to take off all the silicone residue on the pieces. I used a fine wire wheel rather than a real rough wire wheel: 5. after you have all the silicone residue off you can then start taking off the old powder coat on the spokes. I started to use this but came to relize it was scratching the crap out of the wheel: so instead i used aircraft stripper and some brilo pads.