Broken wheel spoke

Depends on what you mean broken, where?
I have replaced spokes and welded at the end
But never tried to weld in the middle. I think the spokes are forged or stamped steel.
Whatever, they weld "funny"
I have reattached at the rim end by mig; as usual tig is likely better
 
Drill a hole in the rim, make sure the spoke is straight, then weld the spoke through the hole you drilled.
When it cools, it will pull the spoke tight.
 
Oldbluoval said:
Depends on what you mean broken, where?
I have replaced spokes and welded at the end
But never tried to weld in the middle. I think the spokes are forged or stamped steel.
Whatever, they weld "funny"
I have reattached at the rim end by mig; as usual tig is likely better
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The spoke has a clean break near the middle. I can put the spoke back together and only a hair line crack shows but it comes apart again when driving. Can a spoke be replaced? I think that I will purchase a new tire and put the broken wheel back to being a spare tire.


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I have never replaced a spoke that is broken like your is, but I don't see why not, however it might be a little tough to weld on the inside of the hub part, but the rim weld would be fairly easy to weld from the outer part. If you have a bad doner wheel, give it s try. If you try, let us know how it turns out.
Rusty
 
Clamp the spoke in a small piece of angle iron to hold it straight while you weld it.
 
My choice would be oxy-acetyline (spelling?) as I have no tig. Eliminates a brittle weld also. Recheck trueness of the wheel after welding, you may have to shrink an opposing spoke to compensate.
 
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