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Odd
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 05:00 pm: |
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If a bearing was spun in the rim is there a way to reuse the rim except as wall art? |
34nineteen
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 05:46 pm: |
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You could try to bond it in with some epoxy or "sleevelocker" or use a shim to try to take up the difference. However, the wheel is toast. This may breathe a little life into it, but its on borrowed time... if it even works. |
Mnscrounger
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 05:47 pm: |
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Not without a little machine work. |
89rs1200
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 06:41 pm: |
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Let us know if you can find a machinist who can do the work. Ones I contacted did not have a machine large enough to get around the rim to get to the bearing surface. Could try LOCTITE 638 Retaining Compound, which was designed for just this job. |
89rs1200
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 06:49 pm: |
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May want these Marchesini wheels for sale; http://www.badweatherbikers.com/buell/messages/21/ 872738.html?1596371540 |
Hawgford
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 07:23 pm: |
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I could do the work cuttin out the hub bigger and doin a press/ weld recut fit boss, but the cost and finding a lathe with enough swing will be the killer problems... think you could do better than wall art.. they could be used on a yard trailer/ wagon of bolted together for a mailbox mount or hose/cord reels even add old fan blades for a windmill type pump or hippie yard mobile lol |
Loose1
| Posted on Tuesday, August 04, 2020 - 09:25 pm: |
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Do it on a cnc mill or a manual mill with a boring head. That's how I did the last rim I did. I'd offer to do it but I just bought a house and moved my shop so I'm not set up yet or have the time. Matt |
Blks1l
| Posted on Wednesday, August 05, 2020 - 08:51 am: |
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Try green Loctite 638, it is a retaining compound and can help if your tolerance is slightly loose, I used it years ago on a PM rear wheel, and has held up since, but I haven't put a ton of miles on it. Apparently I didn't read the other post and see it was previously mentioned. (Message edited by Blks1l on August 05, 2020) |
Odd
| Posted on Wednesday, August 05, 2020 - 11:21 am: |
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thanks for all the replies, not my rim but I will pass on all of the info to the owner of the rim. |
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