Pulling Apart Multipiece Rims

[R-SPEC]

so you take off all the bolts, then what?

[adam-__-]

Depends what wheel you have, but with mesh wheels which normally have bolts, just undo it all, get a plank of wood and a hammer, place wheels upside down so that you can hit the face out, remember to put them on a mat so you don't scratch the lip. Knock one side at a time. Keep going around so that it comes out evenly. You'll need to put a lot of force for it to come out. Also don't forget to release most of the pressure in your tyres out. Should help get the centre out.

Putting it back is a little more difficult. Everything has to EVEN. And I mean everything. hahah. If the face doesn't go in even, it's a pain in the arse for it to go in, if it's not even with the bolts, well you've got to hit it back out and start again. You'll get the hang of it. I had back pain and wanted to cry after finishing torquing up the one wheel's 20 bolts.

All I can say is have fun...

Edited May 30, 2008 by adam-__-

[R-SPEC]

Putting it back is a little more difficult. Everything has to EVEN. And I mean everything. hahah. If the face doesn't go in even, it's a pain in the arse for it to go in, if it's not even with the bolts, well you've got to hit it back out and start again. You'll get the hang of it. I had back pain and wanted to cry after finishing torquing up the one wheel's 20 bolts.

All I can say is have fun...

damn, i didnt think about that

yeah used the hammer trick got em out just now

so many bolts!

[n15m0]

my advice, get a wheel shop to put it back together otherwise u will have balancing issues later on.

[adam-__-]

my advice, get a wheel shop to put it back together otherwise u will have balancing issues later on.

There's only one way the face can go in the wheel, would that still create unbalance in the wheels? Assuming all the nuts are the same weight... I didn't think there would be any problems.

[n15m0]

There's only one way the face can go in the wheel, would that still create unbalance in the wheels? Assuming all the nuts are the same weight... I didn't think there would be any problems.

All the bolts have to be tightened with equal torque

[adam-__-]

All the bolts have to be tightened with equal torque

Whoops!!!

As long as my wheel doesn't fall off, that's all that matters I guess.

[R-SPEC]

lol yeah i'll take em to a wheel shop to put em back on for me when i change over the tyres

unless someone has a spare torque wrench?

[n15m0]

the keyword here is "precision"...its easy to unscrew a dozen bolts and put it back together...whether it balances as original, thats another story.