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Mag wheel repair
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:04 pm
by zetec311
Anybody have luck repairing old Magnessium Wheels? I found a pair i really like for sale but it has hairline cracks at the lug holes. radiating from the center bore to the lig holes. Not sure if the cracks are due to age or impact, doesnt look very oxidized either.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:51 pm
by theunz
Magnesium has a history of getting brittle when it gets old. I would not mess with cracked magnesium unless it was just for show.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 8:57 pm
by RCMike
Mike M is exactly right. Show only, and put them on when it's parked..
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:28 am
by GeoffM
It makes sense for an owner of an Italian classic with original wheels to go through the commitment it takes to safely run a set of vintage mags.... yearly die-pens etc etc. For our cars, not so much.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 10:39 am
by keith0alan
Once they start to crack they are scrap metal. This is one of the properties of magnesium wheels. They work harden and stress crack. A proper repair would be to melt them down and cast new wheels.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2018 3:21 pm
by zetec311
Thanks..
i was kind of was expecting that.. just hopeful.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 1:37 pm
by auggiemize
Great hose reels, wall art, glass top table base...
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 7:38 am
by CSP311
These wheels look like Watanabe's and can be found, rather than carrying on with these.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:36 pm
by datsun1500
Does the car still have the 2 piece empis? Those are extremely rare, and the one thing I regret letting go with the car.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:29 pm
by zetec311
yes, they are still on there. was gonna try to bead blast them, re-seal the barrels, and maybe do steel inserts in the lug holes (cant seem to fit washers between the lug nuts and mag wheels) maybe inserts can improve the lug nut situation.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:05 am
by Mattk
No touchy touchy. Could be bad ju ju!
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:53 pm
by zetec311
charlee0620 wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:05 am
No touchy touchy. Could be bad ju ju!
dont try to restore them? more harm than good can result from a poor attempt to refurbish.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 3:19 pm
by zetec311
datsun1500 wrote: Thu Jul 26, 2018 9:36 pm
Does the car still have the 2 piece empis? Those are extremely rare, and the one thing I regret letting go with the car.
if i ever figure out my wheels situation and decide to go another direction I will definitely give you a heads up. i know the feeling .. my starwars toys, my comic books.. my nsr250..
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2018 9:04 pm
by datsun1500
I’m down to just the 64 1500 now, so no need. I appreciate it though.
Re: Mag wheel repair
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2018 9:59 am
by Mattk
zetec311 wrote: Mon Aug 06, 2018 2:53 pm
charlee0620 wrote: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:05 am
No touchy touchy. Could be bad ju ju!
dont try to restore them? more harm than good can result from a poor attempt to refurbish.
Yep