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Alloy wheel tyre change - is this normal?
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kevofcov
 


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Alloy wheel tyre change - is this normal?

My usual tyre place seem unable to change a tyre without their equipment gouging into the inside of my rims during tyre removal. I could make good the surface by rubbing down to leave just small holes and it is on the inside (unseen) side of the wheel 'spose, so very much a first world problem.
"it needs to grip tight to stop the wheel jumping up"
Normal or change to different shop?  
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Farmer Chalk
 


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Definitely change tyre company…. Even with super low profiles I have on my other cars I have never had that… the bead breaker should be run around the wheel first and from that they should be able to lever the tyre off with absolute minimal contact… sometimes they place a plastic widget over the rim to protect the inner surface…
Sounds like your garage just does not care… Shocked  
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Out of interest, how long should alloys last? Mine are approaching 12 years and 140k miles and I’ve never done any maintenance on them.  
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Farmer Chalk
 


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Indefinitely…. Providing the paint /lacquer surface is intact they should exist forever…. The only wheels that have a tendency to have a shelf life are magnesium wheels…

The only time they start to degrade is when they oxidise when the elements get to them…

As an aside my father has an aluminium bench vice…went down to his shed recently and it’s now a pile of dust… the elements had got to it and just rotted it..  
Post #225843223rd Oct 2021 7:57 pm
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kevofcov
 


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Farmer Chalk wrote:
Definitely change tyre company…. Even with super low profiles I have on my other cars I have never had that… the bead breaker should be run around the wheel first and from that they should be able to lever the tyre off with absolute minimal contact… sometimes they place a plastic widget over the rim to protect the inner surface…
Sounds like your garage just does not care… Shocked


Yep the damage is happening when the bead is removed from the rim  
Post #225858724th Oct 2021 9:28 pm
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Unless their machine doesn't go wide enough to grip the edge of the rim it sounds like they are using somewhat quicker method of holding the wheels in place.

I bought my own tyre changer and balancer and so long as I'm careful there are no marks on the wheels at all. Black 05 TDV6 HSE Auto
Grey 05 TDV6 HSE Auto (Gone)
54 TDV6 SE Man (killed by me Sad)  
Post #225862925th Oct 2021 10:59 am
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Discoveringcomfort
 


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I've only had a problem once when a company damaged a wheel.
They told me they could not do them any more and bought me a replacement wheel. Series 1 V8
Series 2 Hibrid V8
Discovery 3 HSE V8  
Post #225863925th Oct 2021 1:09 pm
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kevofcov
 


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Quick update. Called elsewhere and no damage. New place showed me the ‘teeth’ option on their machine which was causing the problem. I was being fibbed to.....  
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aja4x4
 


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The teeth options not for alloy wheels any good tyre fitter knows that Andrew

D3 2.7tdv6 2005
D4 3.0 SDV6 Commercial died and gone to LR heaven
D5 3.0 SDV6 HSE  
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