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06-12-2006, 05:45 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style   Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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|  WARNING! aluminum wheels+salt water= bad!
i just disassembled my rc4wd beadlocks today to perform the usual maintenance i do after running in water and to my horror, i realized that i never tore down the two rear wheels to clean/dry them out after my last excursion to bean hollow. the first indicator was that the hardware was extremely hard to remove and seemed tighter than usual (thats when i realized my mistake). when i removed the rings and tires/foams i was greeted by the nasty crystaline deposits that form when salt water starts to eat away at raw aluminum. lucky for me i wasn't too late. i cleaned them and retapped all the threads. the foams were shot too, it seems for some reason, salt water also breaks down the integrity of the foams as well. reassembly went smooth and after replacing foams and cleaning/reinstalling the hardware with anti-sieze i was back in business. has anyone else had this experience? i am considering lightly turning down the wheels on a lathe to remove all the pitting and corrosion, then getting them anodized to prevent any further issues. does this seem like overkill? the only reason i am considering this is because i seem to be forgetting alot lately and i don't want to ruin an expensive set of beadlockwheels that i hope to have for a very long time. well, now that i have babbled on for a while, i guess what i am trying to say is that if you are running aluminum wheels in water (especially salt water) you should periodically check them, clean them and dry them out as not to prematurely destroy them. this is most important on the beadlocks due to the threads which are exposed on the inside of the wheel. it would suck to snap one of the bolts off or round out a hex head due to corrosion. |
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06-12-2006, 06:15 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saving for Nationals!!
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Thanks for the heads up, I haven't run mine in or around salt water yet!! Now I know, and nowing is half the battle!! Yo Joe!!!   |
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06-12-2006, 07:08 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Lyon
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Congratulations!!!!! You have just learned why people take uncoated aluminum rims off their car for the winter. With no protection, the salt deposits just sit on there and eat away... Oh yeah, you're from Cali, so you probably don't understand about winter (as in snow, slush, salt, and other de-icing chemicals) |
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06-12-2006, 07:24 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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winter? whats that?  |
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06-12-2006, 08:24 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Saving for Nationals!!
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 and lived in Connecticut for a while...but we always had steel rims, and I was young so I didn't own my own vehicle back then... | |
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06-12-2006, 08:30 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Amish Ghetto
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yeah i live in pa and we only use salt... you should see the rims on my 1:1 trail truck, damn salt...
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06-12-2006, 08:38 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: FLAGSTAFF
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06-12-2006, 08:47 PM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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i lived in VA for 3 years so i know about the salt. i just forgot to do the teardown and clean. what a reminder! i feel for all who have a nice 1:1 living in the rust belt! i guess we are spoiled out here. in the sierras, they aren't allowed to use salt. they just use sand/dirt. still works but not nearly as good as salt. i am usually up there every weekend snowboarding in the winter. |
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06-12-2006, 09:03 PM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SSF
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Just stay out of the salt man!!! Anyone up for a crawl on the Faralons? Just kidding! Really though, salt is corrosive, period! I would stay inland and hit the alu parts w/WD40. |
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06-12-2006, 09:32 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: louisville
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salt water on any bare metal can rust clear coat them or use clear nail poilsh
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06-13-2006, 02:40 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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All freshwater around here, but lots of salt on the pavement during the Winter. Definitely a good tip.
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06-13-2006, 06:32 AM
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| Newbie  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ewtaw
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You might want to put a little anti-seize compound on the threads also. that way you don't have to worry about the screws locking up!
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06-13-2006, 10:50 AM
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| Oppan Gangnam Style Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Shingle Springs
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06-16-2006, 06:45 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ewtaw
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OOPS! I guess I should have read a little closer:-(
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06-16-2006, 08:22 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ellijay Ga
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No Way! Duh
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06-16-2006, 09:16 AM
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| ~THE SCALE SHOP~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: KILLEEN TX
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06-17-2006, 04:25 AM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: In my shop
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Dam winter In Connecticut the quicker summer gets here the sooner winter winter will be here. We need global warming! Bret |
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