Mileage
1
Service Date
5/4/2022
Services Performed
- First, the tire must be removed from the wheel because there is no way to accurately fix a bent alloy wheel with the tire on. Also, because it is necessary to use heat while repairing a bent wheel Next, the wheel must be attached to and spun on equipment with a gauge that will show exactly where the alloy wheel is bent. After the wheel has been spun with a gauge and marked where all the bends are located then the bent wheel can be straightened out. The first wheel-straightening machine that the bent wheel is attached to is used for taking out larger bends. With the wheel secured to the machine, heat can then be applied to the bent area of the wheel. Depending on the make of wheel and type of alloy used we usually heat the wheel. After all the major bends have been taken out then the wheel is running true with just VERY slight bends around the rim. This is when the wheel is connected to the second straightening-machine where a high-powered torque motor rolls the wheel over a “shaper” that re-shapes the wheel. This process varies it time but will eventually get out the slightest bends in the wheel so the wheel will be running true within hundredths of an inch. With the use of a balancing machine (after the tire has been re-mounted) then the last bit of variance can be trued out using weights. One final straightening-machine (that is only used when necessary) helps us with lateral bends in the wheel – or when the very edge of the wheel is bent inwards or outwards. By using this combination of straightening-machines we have a mix of what we call half science, half art form, which allows us to straighten most of the bent alloy wheels that come into our shop.
- First, the tire must be removed from the wheel because there is no way to accurately fix a bent alloy wheel with the tire on. Also, because it is necessary to use heat while repairing a bent wheel Next, the wheel must be attached to and spun on equipment with a gauge that will show exactly where the alloy wheel is bent. After the wheel has been spun with a gauge and marked where all the bends are located then the bent wheel can be straightened out. The first wheel-straightening machine that the bent wheel is attached to is used for taking out larger bends. With the wheel secured to the machine, heat can then be applied to the bent area of the wheel. Depending on the make of wheel and type of alloy used we usually heat the wheel. After all the major bends have been taken out then the wheel is running true with just VERY slight bends around the rim. This is when the wheel is connected to the second straightening-machine where a high-powered torque motor rolls the wheel over a “shaper” that re-shapes the wheel. This process varies it time but will eventually get out the slightest bends in the wheel so the wheel will be running true within hundredths of an inch. With the use of a balancing machine (after the tire has been re-mounted) then the last bit of variance can be trued out using weights. One final straightening-machine (that is only used when necessary) helps us with lateral bends in the wheel – or when the very edge of the wheel is bent inwards or outwards. By using this combination of straightening-machines we have a mix of what we call half science, half art form, which allows us to straighten most of the bent alloy wheels that come into our shop.
- First, the tire must be removed from the wheel because there is no way to accurately fix a bent alloy wheel with the tire on. Also, because it is necessary to use heat while repairing a bent wheel Next, the wheel must be attached to and spun on equipment with a gauge that will show exactly where the alloy wheel is bent. After the wheel has been spun with a gauge and marked where all the bends are located then the bent wheel can be straightened out. The first wheel-straightening machine that the bent wheel is attached to is used for taking out larger bends. With the wheel secured to the machine, heat can then be applied to the b
COLE G. gave our service a 5 star review on 5/10/2022