Talk Morgan Forums Morgan Sports Cars Maintenance & Servicing Wire wheel Tyre fitting and balancing

Use logic. Read what you are saying. Why would your wire wheel manufacturer use rubber rim and bead bands with tons of silicone if they are merely to "protect spoke nuts from damaging the inner
tubes" when our tyres are tubeless tyre. You can also, in many cases, convert a tubed wire wheel to a tubeless wire wheel! Why don't you both try some google research? (please) There is a ton of info,
not my own, out there which will enlighten you both and will compliment my experience indicated above. But try to sift out the bad from the good. There is all sorts of silly nonsense out there now. If what
you both say is true, fitting wire wheels would suggest the MMC were very cruel to so many buyers. They rims would have to be tossed in less time than the tyres they came with unless one wants to
tolerate a degraded car.

BTW, you forgot to indicate what you finally did for your wheel(s). Did you toss it/them? If we follow you both, wire wheels cannot be trued. In my case, I would have removed the compromised rim
band and the silicone and put on another with silicone again. I loath single spot patch repairs. Or did you have MWS do it? They daily do what you say should not be done. Look at their site under
"RESTORATION". It is a lot of what they do. But they will charge a LOT more than doing it yourself. (figure 15 pounds each)
Non UK owners, if they do not want to adjust or repair their rim bands themselves, (shrug) can use local sources. I have used motorcycle shops in the past.
Here is a US source that will do the job for the reluctant there. https://www.truespoke.com/wire-wheel-restoration
And I have heard these fellas are recommended Downunder That being said, there are, everywhere, a lot more bicycle
and motorcycle shops than classic wire wheel suppliers. This stuff is not rocket science.

Remember, trads were designed in an era where every owner took care of their own vehicle...during the Golden Age of UK Motoring. (That era is different for the UK and the US I am told). If a car was made
impossible to fix, it could not be sold. Ask Luddite, (I am the same in this area) how much he has spent on labor, for repairs and servicing for his Morgan in almost 25 years or his Porsche before that.
Repairing your wire wheel is a great reason for an afternoon BBQ with other moggers. An eye opener, even for a Canadian, is a quick drive through suburban Virginia Beach on a sunny weekend. Amazing!

gmg

P.S. I will bow out at this point so don't worry about me. I wish you both great mogging