rich201283
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 08:07 AM |
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Weller wheel wobble after powder coating?
I have powder coated my weller wheels but when i have fitted them there seems to be wheel wobble.
I think this maybe due to the thickness of the powder coating where the wheel meets the hub, Should i remove the coating from the back of the wheel
where it meets the hub?
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Pdlewis
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 08:17 AM |
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have you had them balanced again since the powder coat? as their is a fair chance the coat will have taken the wheel off balance
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maccmike
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 09:44 AM |
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need balancing
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loggyboy
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 09:52 AM |
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I would defo remove the paint from the mounting face first.
I would assume they were balanced after refiting tyres, so unless they have thrown a weight off.
The only other thing would have been deformation when being baked, but thats highly unlikely.
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bi22le
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 04:37 PM |
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It sounds like the 'wobble' when tight but not moving otherwise you wold of said they were unbalanced or vibrating. If so I had exactly
the same problem. . .
I noticed on one of my wheel sets that the silver coating did not allow the hub centre to go through the middle hole of the wheel. I think it just
gives the studs extra support and helps it centre the wheel. You know the big hole surrounded by the whell nut holes. I just shaved the coating off
back to ali and it was fine.
The bit I am talking about is the black part of the wheel in my avatar.
HTH
Biz
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britishtrident
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 05:36 PM |
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The wheels need proper balancing.
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Slimy38
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| posted on 17/4/12 at 05:49 PM |
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You need to skim the back of the wheel where it meets the hub, powder coat simply isn't flat enough to have as a mating surface.
I'd also recommend removing the powdercoat where the head of the wheel bolts/nuts sit, I've heard some horror stories about a supposedly
torqued wheel bolt not staying in place because of the powdercoat.
You also need them balancing, you can't powder coat with a tyre on (the tyre would cook) and unless they put the tyre back on perfectly as it
was it's going to be off balance.
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