landrover598 Posted March 10, 2008 Share Posted March 10, 2008 Any tips on the getting the centre's out I've cut through the welds, and down into the root of the weld, but i can't budge them, i've tried the sledge and a press so far, any other ideas ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 slab of wood in the middle (sleeper or similar) dribe something heavy onto it - tractor etc? assuming all the weld has been cut through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest mortus Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 if all the welds are cut, it should (don't hold me to that) be fairly easy to remove the centres.. a sledge really ought to have done it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Go around the welds once more and then get a bigger slegde I have and old hub that i bolt to the centre and have then welded a lump of thick plate to the back to hit with the sledge, its far more effective than wood as it doesnt absorb much energy. And keep trying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MogLite Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Get one of the thin cutting disks in there, at 45 degrees, you should see a crack at the edges, and its easy from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Wot he says. Grind until you can see a hairline crack through the weld (you need to grind more than you'd ever think off) and my method is to stand a large oak log in the rim and hit with the sledge hammer. Once you've ground enough of the weld out they actually come out fairly easily. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_d Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 I love the way people use the term 'comes out easily' in the same sentence as 'Oak log' and 'Larger sledge hammer'. Is this unique to the LR branch of engineering? Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkk2 Posted March 11, 2008 Share Posted March 11, 2008 Is it legal to fiddle with wheel rims like thin in the Uk? In Ireland this practice is illegal with any welding to wheel rims needing an engineers certification and a retest of items under Doe? (mot). Insurance companies love to hear of this mod also as its open season on the pooor guy trying to insure the truck also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon White Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 Kev, Quite simply I think its a grey area. My insurers didnt give a monkeys, and I've been through many MOT's without any problems. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpodmore Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 ok i'm gonna sound stupid but why reverse the rims? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anorak_Stan Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 ok i'm gonna sound stupid but why reverse the rims? Well a Simple Answer is that by reversing the rims you are moving the position of the "Hub" part of the wheel relative to the "Rim" part and hence you change the "Offset" of the wheel which of course in turn changes how far the wheels now stick out from the vehicle. Hope that Helps Lyndon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted March 12, 2008 Share Posted March 12, 2008 By moving the wheels and tyres further outboard you can get much better steering lock and to a certain degree better stability. Will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuntman Posted March 14, 2008 Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hello there, just sticking my oar in here, but I have know lorry tyres to be re-banded which involves the removal of the centre etc. And a few steam traction engines do the same Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forkrentfitter Posted March 16, 2008 Share Posted March 16, 2008 i have done a few,i don,t like the sledge hammer method,i have access to a lathe and mont my rims in an old hub,cut the weld away plus 15mm of wheel centre,then press the centre out on a press,they usually go with a fair old bang,sledge hammering them can distort and fracture the centre,only my two penneth worth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALB-ARM Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I posted up this pic of my wheels in the Range thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted February 2, 2009 Share Posted February 2, 2009 why dont you just spin the rim round on the hub so its backwards and then weld little centering cones onto the base of the studs. quicker, cheaper, safer IMO mikey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 i recently asked the same thing on our club website and someone posted up that the ldv convoy uses the same wheel on the twin wheeled back axles, just the outside one is flipped around. they centre the studs on them by using little cone washer inserts on the studs. Simple solution and one i am going to look at before this years trialling starts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluespanner Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 OR Just get a monster drill bit and make your own countersinks on the other side, to use standard nuts? Thatd work, wouldnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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