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mgb wire wheel repair
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ripelf rip r
Concord, CA, USA   USA
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i have some broken spokes on my 1969 MGB and am looking for a shop that can repair. Im in northern California bay area. Any advise is appreciated.

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rntanner Roger N. Tanner (Disabled)
Oxnard, CA, USA   USA
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1977 MG MGB
I doubt you can find a professional welder willing to try to fabricate a spoke and install it, if they are a true professional.

If I were you, I would ask around locally where one could find a wire wheel in good order than you can purchase.

I know there is a British car wrecking yard in the northern part of Los Angeles:

Dougs British Car Parts
Auto Body Parts Supplier
2487 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
Phonesad smiley626) 793-2494

Roger N. Tanner, Professional Engineer, Retired
Oxnard, CA USA
RNTanner1939@gmail.com


Roger N. Tanner
Professional Engineer, Retired

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Scrappy David P.
Vallejo, CA, USA   USA
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1967 MG MGB MkI "Winston"
1971 Datsun 240Z "Leon"
Try Rite Way Wire & Wheel Specialists in Walnut Creek. They repaired my broken spokes, refinished all four wheels, mounted and balanced four tires with new tubes and bands for about $400.00. Sounds expensive, but they did a fantastic job.
ritewaywheels.com

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stevenstrange Steven Strange (Disabled) (Disabled)
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Grahamhaber Graham Haber
Dingman Township. Pa., NYC,New York, USA   USA
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1966 MG Midget
Get a manual tire changer from Harbor freight and you can easily replace you broken spokes they are available from all the usual places, or ship them off to Hendrix in North Carolina http://www.hendrixwirewheel.com/

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trialsrider Silver Member Richard Bussler
South Williamsport, PA, USA   USA
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1998 Triumph MC Adventurer
who in there right would ever weld spokes back together,i have relaxed a lot of motorcycle wheels its not that hard to do but you learn new words doing it.

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flash75 Clifton G
Summerfield, FL, USA   USA
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Content deleted, useless information.

Clifton



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2016-09-01 08:37 AM by flash75.

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Grahamhaber Graham Haber
Dingman Township. Pa., NYC,New York, USA   USA
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 2016-09-01 03:08 PM by Grahamhaber.

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flash75 Clifton G
Summerfield, FL, USA   USA
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"If they won't replace spokes they are not a wheel repair shop are they?"

I deleted my post, useless information. I should have checked the Allen Hendrix web site,
they do have prices for spoke replacement. I thought differently. I have known Allen and
Jerry for a long time, they do good work, haven't seen them since I moved to Florida in 2014.

Clifton

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mvheim Silver Member Mark Heim
CA, USA   USA
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1966 MG MGB "Uroboros"
I did my own with Harbor Freight equipment. But I have chrome wire wheels -- replacement would be a very expensive proposition. If all you need to do is replace a broken spoke, all you need is a shop that will dismount and remount the tire for you -- no wire wheel expertise needed. Remove the tire, tube and rim band, replace the spoke, tighten until it "pings" 'when struck with a wrench (compare to other spokes for the proper sound), replace rim band and take it back to get the tire remounted.


Max Heim
'66 MGB "Uroboros"

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mvheim Silver Member Mark Heim
CA, USA   USA
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I meant to add, if you mark the sidewall and the rim, no need to have it rebalanced either (this is where non-specialty shops get into trouble, anyway). Just have them remount the tire in the same location.


Max Heim
'66 MGB "Uroboros"

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Crammo Brian C
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia   AUS
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1968 Morris Mini
A pair of tyre levers and a rubber hammer are all you need to take tyres off the rim and replace them.

Cheers

Brian

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