Mag Repairs With a Rim Repair Machine
Safety first! Make sure you are using the appropriate PPE, safety shoes, safety glasses & gloves.
Start by cleaning any dirt off the rim and removing all the weights.
Put the wheel onto the spigot of the flange and it with thenuts.
Special nuts is needed for certain wheels
The rim is attached by means of the center spigot adaptors and wheel nuts. Select the proper wrench for the wrench holes.
- Fasten the rim by using the proper tools,
- Loosen nuts which fix flanges.
- Attach the metal pointer
Turn the rim by hand and determine the defected
sections and mark them with the help of the metal pointer.
sections and mark them with the help of the metal pointer.
Start the hydraulic pump motor and select the proper press tip for the section to be straightened. Insert the selected axis/tip into the piston.
The damaged area is heated with a blow torch.
After the defected part is heated, you can then apply pressure to straighten the rim.
After you have applied enough pressure, check the repair with the metal pointer.
Continue with the same process until the rim is completely repaired.
