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funindamud 07-20-2009 01:04 AM

wheel fatigue
 
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last week i was riding around and i seen the wheel was wobbling and thaught my lug nuts were loose like they tend to do from time to time... so i went down to check out the situation... come to find out the wheel was cracked and the wheel was split on the inside.. i called carter and they acknowledged that they have had problems with the wheels during their manufacturing process... so i welded washers on the inside and outside of the wheel and grinded the welds down... and cut the weld on the inside of the wheel and basically cut the wheel in half and then welded 2 passes around the wheel and grinded it down... so now it should hold up... let me know what yall think...

BuggyMaster 07-20-2009 12:49 PM

WoW! Some heavy jumping going on or just regular use? That's really kinda scary if you think about it.

funindamud 07-20-2009 01:30 PM

some jumping (3-5 ft off the ground) and just normal abuse... wheelies and stuff...

24evanwilson 07-20-2009 01:32 PM

me too i have alot of wheel fatigue

funindamud 07-20-2009 01:39 PM

carter said that it could possibly break the center of the wheel out and could possibly send you into a violent roll.. believe me rolling sucks...

24evanwilson 07-20-2009 06:34 PM

yea ams messed up my stock helix right rear tire looked like that pic too


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