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Pa. Pete

09-11-2006 09:27:49

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...bites the dust.
It's a '49 Super A.
I'm a '49 Paininthe A. =:-)
Guess I got some body rot too. Still working though!

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gene bender

09-12-2006 19:49:34

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Re: a 57 year old rim... in reply to Pa. Pete, 09-11-2006 09:27:49

I have done the same as WARDNER cause the fiberglass is an easy fix and looks great because you cant see where it was fixed. Buy a new blank rim and mount the loops on the new one with new rivets.

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SuperA-Tx

09-11-2006 19:10:34

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Re: a 57 year old rim... in reply to Pa. Pete, 09-11-2006 09:27:49

Yep, same place mine rusted out. In fact both mine rusted out in the same spot. I took one to the welder and he cut the rusted spot out and put in new metal and ground it down to where you couldnt even tell it was patched. I think he charged me $20 to fix it up.

I should have taken the other one and gotten it fixed but I was in a hurry to get the tractor moved and didnt do it. Another thing on the "to do" list.

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09-11-2006 12:37:24

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Re: a 57 year old rim... in reply to Pa. Pete, 09-11-2006 09:27:49

Easy fix is to first of all, grind and clean all the back to good steel. find an old rim, cust out a peice of an old rim, weld it back in, or use fiberglasss to cover the bad spot, then drill the valve stem in a diffrant place on the rim, or if it is a clamp on rim like used on a M or H, you can turn the rim around, put the bad spot in the back so it cannot be seen, and then again, redrill the hole in a differant spot on the rim.

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Wardner

09-11-2006 11:23:00

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Re: a 57 year old rim... in reply to Pa. Pete, 09-11-2006 09:27:49

I just repaired a rim like that on a tractor that is used alot a couple of weeks ago with fiberglass. It only took about 15 minutes and cost me next to nothing because I had some old resin and mat. Wire brush or grind the inside of the repair area several inches into good metal and apply 3-4 layers of cloth or mat. Put some masking or duct tape on the outside to keep the fiberglass from sagging through the holes. Sand the cured glass to remove any snags. Drill a new stem hole. Small amounts of glass and resin should be available at an auto parts, department, or marine store. A repair like that shouldn't require more than 3-4 ounces of resin and a square foot of mat/cloth.

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Andy Martin

09-11-2006 10:30:16

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Re: a 57 year old rim... in reply to Pa. Pete, 09-11-2006 09:27:49

A little sheet metal boot will fix that for another ten years.

The easy fix is to cut a similar piece out of another bad rim and patch it into this rim. Make the patch big enough to get rid of the worst of the rust inside and put you a new hole for the valve stem. A little grinding to dress the weld down and you won't be able to tell it is patched.

I am using one at least this bad. Since the tube is old, I'll fix it when it goes down, probably on the highway!

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old

09-11-2006 10:10:47

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Re: a 57 year old rim... in reply to Pa. Pete, 09-11-2006 09:27:49

Shoot if thats all the rust it has it can be repaired. I've fixed more then one rim that looked like that. It was sure better then spending $100-200 for another rim.

Hobby farm

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