>Well, I'm not going to put on my hair shirt and reply to the tone of your
>msg.
>
>However, for clarity. The rim doesn't split. What happens is that the
lock
>ring is not firmly seated in the wheel. This causes the lock ring to fly
>out along with tube and tire. The wheel goes the other way (Newton's 1st
>law). If the chain is tight on the rim, then nothing every departs.
>
>All I can say, is been there, done that. I carefully clean all parts and
>seat the lock ring very well. The only time I would care to pay $$ (and
$10
>is cheap), is when I can't get the darn thing apart in the 1st place
>(rusty?).
>TED
>
>Bruce O'Brien wrote:
>
>> There is a correct way to do this. A steel cage is made into which the
>> tire and split rim are placed after they are properly assembled and
>> before any attempts are made to inflate the tire. Rope, chains, cables
>> and locks turn into shrapnel when the rim splits. Then you die. If you
>> can't afford the proper safety equipment and your life isn't worth the
>> $10 or less that it would take to hire a professional to do it correctly
>> at least pay up your life insurance policy so your survivors won't be
>> too inconvenienced by your demise. This also applies to split rims that
>> you are just airing up if they were allowed to get so low that the
>> integrity of the rim assembly is in question.
>> Seen enough of that in the ER.
>> B O'Brien MD
>> Emergency Physician
>> m274
>> m105
>> m35a2
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