Buckled wheel again !!!

[phib]

Does anyone hve a car that actually survives the UK roads ?????

I have yet another buckled wheel thanks to a pothole, that will be another £670.

Seriously the only car that seems to survive the pot holes is our defender and even thats needed to have its steering realigned due to potholes.

Rant over !!

Phib

[Major Fallout]

Best I have found it a P38 Range Rover on 16" or was it 15" wheels.

[phib]

phib said:

Well so far I have buckled wheels on 2 x 7 series's, one new range rover (without ridicluous wheels !!) and a 5 series.

So fed up with the roads !!

Sorry for boring thread, feel better now its off my chest ...... and breathe !!!

Phib

[rohrl]

My car is 11 years old and on 18" alloys and 35 profile tyres. You'd expect the wheels to be like 50 pence pieces by now but they're surprisingly round (albeit kerbed to fk). It's a Leon Cupra-R with this style wheel -

[PositronicRay]

I think it's the weight of some cars. I've never had problems with lighter cars but once close to 2 tonnes however........................

[E65Ross]

PositronicRay said:

I think it's the weight of some cars. I've never had problems with lighter cars but once close to 2 tonnes however........................

My BMW E65 745i seems to be ok on original alloys....

[phib]

Maybe its just me !!! I do drive about 40k a year but all my cars seem to be slowly being destroyed by the roads !!

I am really carefull too, only ever had one kerbed wheel in 24 years of driving but bend them regularly

Phib

[The Surveyor]

phib said:

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I have yet another buckled wheel thanks to a pothole, that will be another £670....

You need to try somewhere else if they're charging you £670 to straighten an alloy wheel. Alloyfix in Westerhope Newcastle are straightening 3 of my Tuscan alloys during the refubishment process for £25 each.

[robinessex]

The Surveyor said:

phib said:

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I have yet another buckled wheel thanks to a pothole, that will be another £670....

You need to try somewhere else if they're charging you £670 to straighten an alloy wheel. Alloyfix in Westerhope Newcastle are straightening 3 of my Tuscan alloys during the refubishment process for £25 each.

Bent/buckled alloy wheels should be scrapped. They're fked !!!

[Paulog13]

I feel your pain, my other car is a Smart Brabus Roadster and the wheels are made from toffee as they buckle that easily....

[robinessex]

Paulog13 said:

I feel your pain, my other car is a Smart Brabus Roadster and the wheels are made from toffee as they buckle that easily....

Probably made from:-

LM25 Aluminium Casting Alloy

HEAT TREATMENT

LM25-TF
(Fully heat treated)- heat for 4-12 hours at 525- 545 C and quench in hot water, followed by a precipitation treatment of 8-12 hours at 155-175 C

APPLICATION

LM25 alloy is mainly used where good mechanical properties are required in castings of a shape or
dimensions requiring an alloy of excellent castability in order to achieve the desired standard of soundness.
The alloy is also used where resistance to corrosion is an important consideration particularly where high
strength is also required.
Consequently LM25 finds application in the food, chemical, marine, electrical and many other industries and
above all in road transport vehicles where it is used for cylinder blocks and heads, and other engine and body
castings. Its potential uses are increased by it's availability in four conditions of heat treatment in both sand
and chill castings. It is, in practice, the general purpose high strength casting alloy

[Blue Oval84]

No problems with my Mondeo on 16" rims. I hammer it over the bumps too.

[The Surveyor]

robinessex said:

The Surveyor said:

phib said:

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I have yet another buckled wheel thanks to a pothole, that will be another £670....

You need to try somewhere else if they're charging you £670 to straighten an alloy wheel. Alloyfix in Westerhope Newcastle are straightening 3 of my Tuscan alloys during the refubishment process for £25 each.

Bent/buckled alloy wheels should be scrapped. They're fked !!!

Serious question, why?

[TankRizzo]

robinessex said:

Bent/buckled alloy wheels should be scrapped. They're fked !!!

I had a buckled wheel repaired after hitting the mother of all potholes, and it was as good as new. This was at The Wheel Specialist, a very well-known refurbisher. No need to chuck.

[robinessex]

The Surveyor said:

robinessex said:

The Surveyor said:

phib said:

.....
I have yet another buckled wheel thanks to a pothole, that will be another £670....

You need to try somewhere else if they're charging you £670 to straighten an alloy wheel. Alloyfix in Westerhope Newcastle are straightening 3 of my Tuscan alloys during the refubishment process for £25 each.

Bent/buckled alloy wheels should be scrapped. They're fked !!!

Serious question, why?

LM25 is not a very ductile material. Hence, loading past it's 0.2% proof stress results in permanent deformation. That induces micro cracking of the grain structure. The wheel is now very subseptable to fatigue failure, cracking until complete failure. Unlike steel, aluminium will eventualy fail through cyclic loading. And it's an even worse situation of the wheel it heated during the 'straightening' procedure, thus annealing it.

Edited by robinessex on Tuesday 25th November 20:12

[Matttracker]

What car, what wheel? Just buy a spare from eBay, plenty around. Chances are a lot of people will buy an aftermarket set when they buckle one at that price and have 3 left over,
Singles are normally £150 ish for BMW 19s in good condition.

[robinessex]

Matttracker said:

What car, what wheel? Just buy a spare from eBay, plenty around. Chances are a lot of people will buy an aftermarket set when they buckle one at that price and have 3 left over,
Singles are normally £150 ish for BMW 19s in good condition.

Quite a good suggestion as long as you have them checked for buckle. Might be worth a crack test as well.

[phib]

Matttracker said:

What car, what wheel? Just buy a spare from eBay, plenty around. Chances are a lot of people will buy an aftermarket set when they buckle one at that price and have 3 left over,
Singles are normally £150 ish for BMW 19s in good condition.

It's a new 740d m sport, no second hand ones availible

Phib

[robinessex]

phib said:

Matttracker said:

What car, what wheel? Just buy a spare from eBay, plenty around. Chances are a lot of people will buy an aftermarket set when they buckle one at that price and have 3 left over,
Singles are normally £150 ish for BMW 19s in good condition.

It's a new 740d m sport, no second hand ones availible

Phib

Aftermarket set that look almost identical? Then flog the ones you have on Ebay

[IanMorewood]

I killed a few wheels on the Puma, since then; similar driving, same roads different cars the wheels survive.

I would look at some aftermarket ones if £670 only gets you a single OE rim.