Re: [help] 3 piece rims help!!

[Brad Sheridan <brads@mindspring.com>]

At 07:32 PM 9/17/98 +0000, you wrote:
>i cant read any responses to the Corrado list yet do i'll ask here, 
>is there a general torque setting to tighten 3 piece wheel bolts?
>I'm loosing air fast in my front tires and i gave them all a turn to 
>two turns with a bit of effort but was afraid to crank on the bolts
>for fear of stripping them, anyone have 3 piece rims? what do you 
>torque them down to? this is a pain in the ass, I'm now a believer in 
>1 and 2 piece rims! I'd slap my 15's on the car but their not hubbb 
>cennntricccc (thats how the ride feels)

 I haven't used them myself, but I seem to recall on our FSAE car that the
3 piece rims we used required some sort of sealant placed on the joint
between the 2 outer rim halves. This was something like silicon gel, and it
seemed to keep the wheels from leaking, which they otherwise did very rapidly.

Brad




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