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The
wheel is received. The work scope is identified. A
work order package is made up according to manual
requirements and details are entered into our
computer system. The work order is issued.
Bolts are removed from the rim in order to release
the tire and then the wheel is completely
disassembled. When requested, tires are sent out
for rethreading.
Wheel parts are cleaned. The hub and rim are
stripped of paint by plastic media blasting in order
to prevent pitting. An ultrasonic bath completes the
cleaning. All parts are inspected as per the manual
requirements (see NDT tours).
Non-ferrous parts are
eddy current inspected and/or
liquid
penetrant inspected. Ferrous parts undergo
magnetic particle inspection.
The wheel assembly is painted with epoxy paint and
oven-baked.
The
hub is placed on the wheel building machine where
the tire can slide onto the hub.
The
tire is then put into an upright position and the
other half of the hub is put in place. Everything
is then lined up for torquing the bolts.
The technician then selects the wheel type on the
computer which sets the torque so that each bolt is
torqued correctly.
The Bauer Howden wheel building machine allows one
person to build a wheel assembly safely and
accurately.
The link below will bring you to a short 5 minute
video which gives a demonstration of putting a wheel
together on the wheel building machine. The video
goes through the same steps as the 5 photos above
using the Bauer Howden machine.
wheel building video
Hope Aero has the capabilities to do all sizes of
wheels.
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