Building Split Rims

[monzadave]

'ello,

Anyone got any tips or sources for advice for rebuilding Splitties?

I have a set of Oz Turbos that I need to slap back together with new outer lips and old nuts and bolts. I'm after advice on products and process really so I do not fuck it and have to split them again.

[Chris16v]

Bring the hate - but in the past I have put a thin bead of tiger seal on the mating surfaces, mount together loosely, then more tiger seal around the joins, leave for a bit and then tighten to 'spec'. But I always have issues with sealing so maybe don't listen to me!

[monzadave]

Cheers Chris. I've heard Tiger seal is what to use, but then conflicting reports that just black sealant is fine too.

[Isaacmk1]

Yeh you can have the hate Chris …
My 2p’s worth, make sure all mating faces on the lips, barrels and centres (pending on how ya mounting them etc) are bare metal, degreased and I key those surfaces with 60/80 grit sandpaper.

Controversially… I don’t mastic the faces… I reckon you can google it and it’s 50/50 lol . Personally I have done both over the years and had more success without.
I torque up in an opposite bolt pattern as per wheel spec, degrease the joint again, then lay a thin bead 4-6mm of mastic (tiger seal etc, I use ct1). Let that cure for 20 hours and then go over again with a bigger bead 8-10mm pending the gap size of the lip/barrel etc.

Then…. Stand back, admire ya work and pray to god the tyre fitters don’t smash the crap out of them lol….or… they leak

[monzadave]

Cheers Isaac. Will give it a go. Might test two with mastic'ed faces and two without and see which one leak lol