Disassembling a 2 / 3 pc wheel...
 

I recently purchased a set of Forged Specialty wheels. The previous owner had the Faces painted 40th anniversary (Dark Grey/Gunmetal) Id like to have them painted a bright silver more closer to the stock Rays. How do i go about disassembling the face? What are the tq specs when putting it back together? Is there anything i need to know?
thanks

you should check with FS for torque specs. Its not much though, not more than 30 or 40. I did my OZ Racing wheels on my corvette, and just snugged the bolts firm, contact plus another half turn or so. I started off tightening more than that and snapped a bolt, which meant ordering new ones from Germany, so don't go too tight.

The two halves of the barrel are probably glued together with sealant. Were I doing it, I would dismount the tires, and just unbolt the face, but don't try to separate the halves.

Is the face sealed as well? Would you be able to leave the tires mounted and just unbolt the face?

The face isn't sealed, but I'd unmount the tires either way. I'm sure the face provides some strength, and with the tire mounted up and full of air you may have a hard time getting the face on and off. Never tried it that way, since the wheels I've assembled had the tires off already. I've only done 1 set though, so I'm not an expert by any means.

Gotta do the whole deal, tires off and the disassemble process will be fairly easy. Like above just contact the company for specs :). Nice wheel goodluck

i thought multi-piece wheels use some sort of gasket between the pieces.

It is usually just a silicon sealant.

It's relatively easy.

If it's your first time I would suggest dismounting the tires. Once dismounted use a blade to remove the silicon in between the 2 barrels (if 3 piece). After just remove the bolts and with a rubber mallet bang the center out in a star motion (same way you mount a wheel). That should help with dis assembly; as for assembly I would suggest taking it to someone who knows how to since the wheels need to be placed on a runout machine so that they're easier to balance. If you choose to do it your self the TQ specs are 18 for the bilnd bolts and 28 for the through bolts.

One thing I did forget; when putting it back together make sure to clean the old silicone residue with either a blade and sand paper and wipe it down with either acetone, or pre cleaner (body shop supply store). Also if you decide to do it yourself make sure to assemble in a star motion to get as close as possible to a perfectly aligned wheel.

Hope that helps

Gio

Gio making it look easy...

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:tup: You know how many wheels we build LOL

BTW your new setup should be ready soon;)

Awhhhhh yeaaa.....

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so it's easy like caulking your bathtub. :icon17:

i'd let a pro do it, op... :icon14:

If you're mechanically inclined it should be easy as lefty losey righty tighty :tup:

so you're saying im not mechanically inclined? :mad: :icon17: :p

LMAO :rofl2: