Fix rim with a hammer?

[AutoXinE30]

Honestly, it depends on how soft the of the rim is (different companies use different compounds and techniques). We had a Ferrari owner come to the shop one time with his POS 328GTS with a bent front rim. I told him his only option was to buy a new/good used rim. He asked if I could hammer it back out. I said maybe but, alloy wheels usually crack when you try to hammer 'em back out. He said if he had to buy a new rim anyway, we might as well try. I said sure, why not.

Covered the area with a few shop rags and went to town with a rubber mallet. After some working ("light" hits, no beating it to death), I got it back enough to hold air and look pretty close to strait. I've also hammered the inner barrel of a Borbet Type A back into shape using the same method.

Both rims happen to be a relativly soft aluminium. It won't work on all rims and they're likely to still have some balance issues after the fact. If you have another set of rims... Try it, it's not like it isn't already jacked up,

[Dalejandrino]

Honestly, it depends on how soft the of the rim is (different companies use different compounds and techniques). We had a Ferrari owner come to the shop one time with his POS 328GTS with a bent front rim. I told him his only option was to buy a new/good used rim. He asked if I could hammer it back out. I said maybe but, alloy wheels usually crack when you try to hammer 'em back out. He said if he had to buy a new rim anyway, we might as well try. I said sure, why not.

Covered the area with a few shop rags and went to town with a rubber mallet. After some working ("light" hits, no beating it to death), I got it back enough to hold air and look pretty close to strait. I've also hammered the inner barrel of a Borbet Type A back into shape using the same method.

Both rims happen to be a relativly soft aluminium. It won't work on all rims and they're likely to still have some balance issues after the fact. If you have another set of rims... Try it, it's not like it isn't already jacked up,

Thanks for the advice. If only I had another set of rims... hehe

[lbreevesii]

Not going to hurt anything. Won't hurt to warm them up a bit first though.

I took a wheel to some guys to have it brought back into round. It was warped and had a similar effed up spot on the outside. they put it on their stand and wailed on it with a sledge.