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From my knowledge, these are 3 piece rims however, I noticed that there is no seal in between the inner and outer rim sections. They must be welded?

In this case, would I be able to take the wheel face off the wheel, simply, by removing the fasteners (rivets) ? Would I be able to reassemble the wheel simply by bolting the wheel face onto the rim section?

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Let me help you out........the answer is yes, you can remove the face of the wheel.
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Default Re: Volk Racing AV3s

Originally posted by rodel
From my knowledge, these are 3 piece rims however, I noticed that there is no seal in between the inner and outer rim sections. They must be welded?

In this case, would I be able to take the wheel face off the wheel, simply, by removing the fasteners (rivets) ? Would I be able to reassemble the wheel simply by bolting the wheel face onto the rim section?

Thanks in advance to your replies.

Rodel
The seal you see is not welded. That is the seal (soft compounded material) necessary to prevent air from leaking... My advise to you if you are thinking about taking them apart.... make sure the shop that is doing the seal is a reputable shop because I had Gewalt type M 3 pieces fixed on my 97 SC before, and the seal was not good and I popped the tire 3 times!!!

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Originally posted by GSXOTIC
The seal you see is not welded. That is the seal (soft compounded material) necessary to prevent air from leaking... My advise to you if you are thinking about taking them apart.... make sure the shop that is doing the seal is a reputable shop because I had Gewalt type M 3 pieces fixed on my 97 SC before, and the seal was not good and I popped the tire 3 times!!!
I don't see soft a soft compounded material in seal in my AV3s. (My HREs do have the soft compound seal).
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Originally posted by 400DGRZ
Let me help you out........the answer is yes, you can remove the face of the wheel.
Can I take this apart and put it back together myself?
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I had mine taken off to have the lips repolished, so I guess you could. You just want to make sure you tighten them enough when you put them back together.
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Originally posted by rodel
Can I take this apart and put it back together myself?
you probably can, but personally i think that's something i would try to avoid doing, it's very safety related issue
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