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Post by John Illinois » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:53 pm

I read many of the posts about identifying rims and felloes. What a lot of information. I need 4 new rims.
Here is what I found. I have 4 Hayes rims and one unmarked one. The rims have welded lugs with a ramp to index in notch of felloe.
The mounting holes of the lugs have been enlarged in places by probably a round file. At first I thought they were worn out from use,but I do not think so. I think they were filed to fit the rim.

The felloes are not marked that I can see. They have notches and valve stem collar to limit rotation -from the articles.

It is difficult to measure worn and altered parts,but I made centering plugs to see if the rim and felloe were different size.
I calculated that the felloe is about 1/8” bigger diameter than the rim lugs. Except for the holes in lugs the rims fit pretty well.

The wheels are nice and do not have much wear. The car is an early 24. I am not sure what wheels to look for.
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Post by John Illinois » Mon Nov 04, 2019 2:58 pm

Meant what rims to look for.


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Post by Scott_Conger » Mon Nov 04, 2019 4:17 pm

Look at the demountable rims again. You're going to find that ONE tab has an elongated hole and that is so that the thing can swing onto the felloe after the stem is inserted through. Some folks have even welded them up only to have to file them out again :)
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Post by John Illinois » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:12 pm

Thanks that is good to know. I still need new rims as these are too rusted. Are Kelsey rims correct for the wheel with the valve stem coller?


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Post by Scott_Conger » Mon Nov 04, 2019 5:44 pm

John

I am not an expert on this subject, and on the rare occasions I must mix/match, I refer to what has been posted before...

http://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/50 ... 1434340728 take a look at Mark Strange's pictures of wheel/rim with a raised ring...I am thinking you have Hayes based on your description.

also on the same link, look at By Mark Strange - Hillsboro, MO on Friday, June 12, 2015 - 08:35 pm: you'll see the gap which leads to "square" feeling of wheels that I posted earlier.
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Post by Steve Jelf » Mon Nov 04, 2019 9:55 pm

I believe the felloe in your first photo is Hayes. The notches accommodate the lugs on Hayes rims.

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Post by John Illinois » Tue Nov 05, 2019 6:00 am

Thanks. the the rims are marked Hayes on the lugs. I was not sure if they were correct.

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Post by Scott_Conger » Tue Nov 05, 2019 9:50 am

Well, there you go...your felloe picture is a Hayes felloe and you say "Hayes" is on the lugs of your rims...you have matched sets. Now you need to seek out rims that are compatible with your known felloes.

When you say the rims are too rusty, show pix. What exactly does that mean? You might be absolutely right or you might be overreacting... :roll:
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Post by Mark Gregush » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:05 am

Rusty rims are one thing, but if the edge that folds over and holds the bead is sharp that is another thing. Show us what you have. If the edge is not too bad, they could be ground back to a better profile and should work fine.
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Post by John Illinois » Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:19 pm

One rim is ok and has good edge. One rim has lugs that do not lock in the fellow, different style. Two have vey sharp edges and pitting. I have not inspected the spare,but it is a Hayes also. I found three good used rims today,so I am all set. Thanks for all your help . This is a very good forum.

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Post by Steve Jelf » Tue Nov 05, 2019 3:12 pm

When it comes to finishing rims you have three choices. The most authentic is to have them galvanized as original. Another is powder coating. The third, which a lot of people do, is to shoot them with a rattle can of Oklahoma chrome (aluminum paint).

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Post by John Illinois » Tue Nov 05, 2019 4:13 pm

Mark,here is a picture.

Steve A friend told me there was cadmium color paint,but I have not looked into it. Those are pretty rims.
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Post by Steve Jelf » Tue Nov 05, 2019 10:07 pm

I don't know where the cadmium story got started, but it's bogus. Galvanizing is zinc coating. It can be electroplate or hot dip. The latter is better.
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Post by A Whiteman » Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:12 am

Cadmium appeared in the 30s and 40s as a plating for iron, so came too late for the T. Good old zinc was what was used as Steve says: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadmium


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Post by Allan » Wed Nov 06, 2019 6:00 am

John, quite apart from the finish for rims, the photo you posted shows a rim I would reject. The bead is heavily rust pitted and quite rough on the edges. Beginning T modellers without previous experience are often unaware of how a good rim looks and how much heavier a good one is.

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Post by John Illinois » Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:46 am

Allan thanks for your advice. the picture was in response to mark. I would not use that rim.

Post by Mark Gregush » Tue Nov 05, 2019 11:05 am

Rusty rims are one thing, but if the edge that folds over and holds the bead is sharp that is another thing. Show us what you have. If the edge is not too bad, they could be ground back to a better profile and should work fine

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Post by Mark Gregush » Wed Nov 06, 2019 12:24 pm

Ya that one looks to be eaten back quite a bit in the photo, them darn rust worms. ;)
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Post by Oldav8tor » Mon Nov 11, 2019 6:48 pm

The comment that "One tab has an elongated hole so that it can swing onto the felloe..." has me a little stumped. I had a couple of rims with elongated holes in tabs that we welded up and re-drilled. I just pushed the bolts back into the felloe. When it came time to install I just squared up the rim, pushed the bolts back thru the felloe into the rim lugs, installed & tightened the nuts without problem.
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Post by Scott_Conger » Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:01 pm

The slightly elongated hole is the one by the valve stem

Once those bolts become one with the felloe, you cannot swing the rim off to liberate the stem from the felloe unless that hole is elongated. It's one thing to have new loose bolts on a restored rim and quite another when they are no longer separate items and have become a unit.

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Post by Oldav8tor » Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:17 pm

Ahhh.... makes sense. Fortunately my felloes and rims are in pretty good shape and the bolts easily removable. I just assumed the wear on the lugs was due to being slightly loose over many years of use.

Have you seen bolts so badly rusted in place that you'd risk damaging the felloe if you tried to knock them free? If so, how do you determine whether the wheel is safe for continued use?
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Post by Scott_Conger » Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:32 pm

That's just a stamped square hole. I've seen old wheels where the bolts were not about to come out and I've seen restored wheels that have had new bolts drawn in that would not easily come out. When on the road, it's nice to not worry about them falling out when changing a tire. It 's no different than having a wire wheel with pressed in lugs...they're part of the assembly...no risk
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Post by Allan » Tue Nov 12, 2019 2:26 am

Not infrequently I have found the square under the head of the bolt has been upset a little to keep the wheel bolt captive in the felloe. Such bolts have to be driven out of the felloe to remove them. This may be something to do with loose lug rims used on our Canadian sourced cars.

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Post by Dan Hatch » Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:22 am

Isn’t that cup around the valve stem for a Firestone rim? I see the “notches”like a Hayes. I think that fellow is a universal wheel, takes Firestone or Hayes rim. The Firestone wheelsI I have seen have do not have the notches.

If you will clean the inside of fellow around the cup, you may find a name there. Sometimes it is spaced along the wheel, but most times close to thr valve hole. Dan


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Model T rims were zinc plated.


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Post by John Illinois » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:30 pm

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Isn’t that cup around the valve stem for a Firestone rim? I see the “notches”like a Hayes. I think that fellow is a universal wheel, takes Firestone or Hayes rim. The Firestone wheelsI I have seen have do not have the notches.

If you will clean the inside of fellow around the cup, you may find a name there. Sometimes it is spaced along the wheel, but most times close to thr valve hole. Dan
Here is a rim like one that was on the front wheel of car. I thought it might lock in to the cup,as it has no tab for the notches.
Unfortunately the extrusion on the rim is too short to catch the cup. At least I now have 4 Hayes rims that work fine. I could not find any name on felloe.

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Post by Allan » Wed Nov 13, 2019 3:44 pm

John, that small upset around the valve hole is to protect the valve stem. By adding to the thickness of the hole for the valve stem, there is less likelihood of damage to the stem. This is particularly welcome when using rubber stemmed tubes.

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Post by John Illinois » Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:22 pm

I wonder what keeps this rim from slipping on the felloe with braking?

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Post by Steve Jelf » Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:57 pm

I wonder what keeps this rim from slipping on the felloe with braking?


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Post by Dan Hatch » Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:08 am

Firestone type rims have a big tit to fit the cup. If I get time I will get some pictures of the NOS ones I have. It will also show the zinc plating. Dan


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Post by John Illinois » Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:53 am

Steve ,Thanks for answering my question. I did not know if the 4 bolts were enough to hold the rim on with no other locking.
This will save me some work as my bolt only rims are in nice shape and one of my locking tab rims needs a lot of metal work. I will have several to choose from.

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Post by Allan » Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:13 am

John, four bolts do hold the rim on the wheel, but that is only part of the story. The rims are designed to be jammed onto the felloe by the tension in the four rim bolts. It is this jamming of the rim which provides the binding between the two components that keeps the rims tight on the felloes, and on the rears, provides for the drive to be transmitted. Any combination of rims/felloes which relies on the four bolts only for the mounting and taking drive/braking forces is not the safest.

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