Complete write up on how to repair 3-piece wheels w/ pics.

[kandie]

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.

[kandie]

6. next you can take a break from that cause i was pretty pooped after doing that and enjoy your self one of these:

7. this is the real time consuming part. take some fine steel wool and a can of peek and begin polishing each individual bolt and the lips on the wheels.


8. once you have that done set the lips and the bolts aside. take the sokes to the wheel and the back side of the wheel and scrub the piss out of them with a green brilo pad and dawn dish soap and let them air dry.

9. after they are dry take your duplicolor wheel paint and begine painting the wheel. i painted mine with the gunmetal and the inner part black.
TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU ARE NOT A PROFESSIONAL PAINTER. remember to lay a couple thin coats rather than one heavy coat. TAKE YOUR TIME!

10. after your wheels are all painted up and dry you are ready for assembly. take some aceton3e and a rag and wipe down the mating surfaces. put your wheels together and put all ther bolts in. only finger tighten them. then take your torque wrench and what every torque that the manufacturer has deemed those bolts, begine to torque down in a criss cross pattern.

11. once you are finished you can seal them up. you can use regular 100% ATV silicone. i am using "The Right Stuff" gasket maker. great stuff IMO. then just seal off the inner wheel like shown with the sealant and let dry for 24 hours or 72 to be safe.



and this is what they should look like


enjoy your wheels.


-Stuart

[kandie]

sorry for the pics being so big guys.

[canadam]

Thanks for the write up !

The wheels I want are discontiuned, and I imagine a used set could use refinishing.

Thanks again

[kandie]

used wheel can look just as good as new wheels with a little TLC.

your welcome!

[kandie]

go to rbmotoring.com they have a very very nice selection of used jdm wheels. this was the second set of wheels i have bought from them and they are by far the best company to go through for used jdm wheels.

[kandie]

oh yeah...and the car they are going on...

[Mister2.2]

Good write up! Looks like your hard work really paid off, please post pics of the wheels on your ride once you have them mounted.

[PHOENIX]

great write up, glad you put the time in to do this so others can learn. i read every word and enjoyed it!

[kandie]

thanks for the props. mabey one of the mods could sticky this thread for easy access.

[EL PAALO]

Thank you, Sir.

[kandie]

not a problem.

any questions or concerns i will be more than happy to reply.

[CyFi]

i am looking to paint my stokc 91 rims, will i just need to use that aircraft stuff, wash the wheel really good and then paint it?

[kandie]

as for your stock wheels, i would get a couple of green brillo pads and some dawn dishsoap and go to town. give them a reall good wask and scrub down then begin to paint per my instructions.

but here are pics of the finished product:

[PCx188]

i took apart one of my my work wheels to clean them up...they are 2 piece rims. now where on the damn wheel do i find the correct bolt torque info so i can put these together back correctly. i polished my rivets and they say work * 10 * 9...could that be it? anyone know?

[MR2Board]

Kandie, can you please attach your pics to this post. The links to the ones you had are dead now.

[Sang]

Originally Posted by PCx188

i took apart one of my my work wheels to clean them up...they are 2 piece rims. now where on the damn wheel do i find the correct bolt torque info so i can put these together back correctly. i polished my rivets and they say work * 10 * 9...could that be it? anyone know?

I wouldn't think the torque specs for the assembly bolts are listed on the wheel. For that, i believe you have to contact a distributor or work themselves to find that out. I vaguely remember what they were for equips, i have to look it up again though

Edit: oh my...i didn't notice the time stamp on that post...oh well, better late than never

[PCx188]

well what's the common torque setup. i dont even know the style of work wheel i have. i posted them on the board months ago and NOBODY on the board knew. i was told they were really really old work wheels.

[5FistsoftheNorthStar]

Is there any way you can repost the pics or give us a link to place the picture with the words? Thanks. I'll be repainting my new 3 piece rims. THey are silver right now with polished lips, but i want gold w/polished lips.

[Bak@EMSPowered]

Or, if you have all the pics, and an HTML file of your writeup, I can host it for you