Can I still use this wheel?

Oscar Biondi · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 9:20 pm Post subject: Can I still use this wheel?

I loaned a Tony Kart Krypton to a friend and he managed to shear two studs and pull off the last one from a rear wheel hub. I'm still waiting for the day that people would offer to fix or pay for stuff they break Shocked

Not his fault though.
Anyway, I obviously have to replace the hub but I'm wondering if the wheel is useable. These OTK magnesium parts are not that cheap. Let me know what you think. Thanks!

joseph hollinger · Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2012 11:17 pm Post subject:

No one is going to be able to answer that question with any degree of certainty. But if I were you I'd rather not be thinking about that wheel when I'm racing.
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John Matthews · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:30 am Post subject:

Ok, I'll tell you.

NO.

Well, you can use it but the holes are pretty oval shaped and that alone will probably give you trouble. Nobody can thoroughly inspect parts from a photo but that's what I see right off the bat. Damaged parts will either fail or cause problems in tuning so for the cost of a set of wheels why mess around.

But....

If you're going to do your own work you will need to learn how to inspect stuff yourself. I would recommend getting a copy of Carroll Smiths "Prepare to Win" http://www.carrollsmith.com/books/purchase.html

If it's not the best 20 bucks you've ever spent on racing I'll buy it from you Wink

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Dan Pingston · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 6:36 am Post subject:

I had this happen to me when I first started racing. Sheared two studs off the hub and ob-longed the wheel. I kept using the wheel, just threw some washers on there and it worked fine for quite a while, until I was leading a race and I sheared two more studs off of a different hub, but the same wheel. Any way, long story short, I wouldn't use it anymore. After the second hub failure I threw the wheel away.

Mike Goebel · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:04 am Post subject:

NO, NO WAY, and NO effing WAY!!!

Please keep in mind your safety and that of others on the track!! Shocked

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Oscar Biondi · Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2012 8:19 am Post subject:

Walt Gifford · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject:

You can use it but you need to have some machine work done and use special washers. Any good machinist could fix that.

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Nathan Adair · Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 6:42 pm Post subject: