Re: stock wheel rims

[dougdaniel50@xxxxxxxxx]

or cut on both sides of nut and chisel it apart both should not damage rim 


--- On Sat, 2/28/09, Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> From: Herb <zephyr9900@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: stock wheel rims
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Saturday, February 28, 2009, 1:06 PM
> Zack,
> 
> When you go to cut the studs out Don't cut across the
> nut and stud you Will
> damage your rim!  What you need to do is heat the stud up
> at the end of the
> nut, aiming down into the nut till the stud is red hot with
> a hot flame then
> hit it with oxigen and the stud will melt & literally
> flow out of the nut
> till it is gone.  The rim should be unscathed!!  The nut
> should just twist
> off using a pliers or vice grips when it is still hot. 
> This is like doing
> exhaust when you cut the inner or outer pipe off the good
> one you want to
> keep.  This is probably not something a person unfamiliar
> with a torch can
> do well the first time but it is an easy task with
> practice.  Try it on a
> couple of old nut & bolts on a bench to get the feel
> before you graduate to
> your car.
> 
> If you have any questions please feel to ask!  (-:
> 
>     
>  Herb 
>  
> 1959 Coronet 326 Poly
> 1963 Fury 2D/HT 6.1
> 1963 Sport Fury Convertible 361
> 1970 Challenger RT 440
> 1999 Durango SLT 5.9
> 2006 300-C Heritage 5.7
> 2008 SRT-8 Magnum 6.1
> St. Louis, MO.
>  
>  
> -------Original Message-------
> 
> From: laborboy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: 2/27/2009 9:22:15 PM
> To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: stock wheel rims
>  
> I may need a stock wheel rim after the fire wrench is used
> to remove the
> lug nuts from my rear wheel (see earlier posts). What are
> the best
> sources for rims?
>  
> Zack
>  
>  
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