From: Paul H. Anderson (pha@pdq.com)
Date: Mon Jan 20 2003 - 09:40:59 PST
Howdy,
To help me understand the risk of working on my M-37, I have some
questions. My M-37 (budd, not combat) wheels appear to be original
military, have little rust, and appear to have last been put on some 20+
years ago - they are cracked/worn NDT retreads with several layers of
paint on the lugs.
a) can I safely remove the wheel assembly from my M-37? (I've done this
with the front two ok so far)
b) deflate the tires? (I won't do this till I'm ready to repaint and put
all new rubber on)
c) disassemble the wheel/tire/inner tube assembly, assuming the tire is
fully deflated?
d) use fine grit sand to sandblast the entire wheel, then paint? (I'll
check for cracks as one person pointed out)
e) re-assemble with new tubes, tires and so forth? (from what I'm reading
in this thread, it sounds like this is truck shop work)
What work should I have done at a truck shop?
Assuming no damage to the metal, will a reasonable, competent truck shop
be able to put this thing together safely for me, or do I really need to
look around locally for someone who knows these particular type of wheels?
I ask these questions, because I seem to be getting a little bit of a
mixed message about Budd wheels, and how to best work on them.
Thanks,
Paul
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