DIY Bent Wheel Repair ?

[geezerman402]

Check to see if the wheel spins straight or is warped first. A ding like that might warp a wheel, might not.

[Streichholzschächtelchen]

two blocks of wood, a small bottle jack and a lot of spinning

[Axxe]

Propane, torch, block of wood, bfh, beer.

[Joe G]

tie like 98766544678lbs onto that side that is bent, then spin the wheel really really really fast. Gravity will do the rest.

[george graves]

It could explode and unleash the demons of hell?

(you can move the metal a bit with a BFH and a block of wood.)

[Simon S]

What's the worst that could happen?

[Hick]

nope

[Simon S]

I have a set of 15” weaves – but at least three are dinged as pictured below. (that’s the worst one)



Has anyone ever straightened out a bent wheel themselves?

I’ve seen shops with fancy tooling that get wheels to a NASA-straight condition – and I’ve heard about shops with JimBob out back with a hammer and torch.. if JimBob can do – I suppose I can too.

I’ve seen DIY guides where you heat the bent area with a torch – and then rest a chunk of wood on the bend and strike it with a big hammer. Has anyone ever done this?

With a tire on it – I don’t think a wheel needs to be NASA-straight – because I’ve seen plenty of dinged up wheels that hold air, and run/drive just fine.

Part of me wants to make refinishing these wheels a DIY project – which is fine and dandy – but I don’t want to be doing something stupid to these otherwise ‘saveable’ euroweaves.

Any thoughts or guidance appreciated.