DIY three piece wheel assembly / installation bbs, fikse, ccw, kinesis, etc

[Schultz28]

Yeah I understand the top didn't come out so well, but like I said I didn't tape off the top side before I did it because at the time I didn't realize the rtv would smear out that far as I ran my finger over it. It started to accumulate on my finger as I was smoothing it out and just worked its way up the lip.

I mean, given that it may not look the prettiest, it should still get the job done, no?

cant say for certain without looking at all the wheels in person but from the pictures you showed looks like you got more than enough rtv on there so lets hope so!

[kabel88]

The best tip to make a smooth sealing is to spit(or just make it wet with water) on your finger, when you ran your finger over the sealing!

That will give you a smooth and really good sealing

[prospal]

Yeah I understand the top didn't come out so well, but like I said I didn't tape off the top side before I did it because at the time I didn't realize the rtv would smear out that far as I ran my finger over it. It started to accumulate on my finger as I was smoothing it out and just worked its way up the lip.

I mean, given that it may not look the prettiest, it should still get the job done, no?

[Schultz28]

I followed your DIY and really appreciate you putting this out here.

How's this for a first try? I didnt put masking tape on top because it was a little awkward, but I wish I did. The bottom came out a lot better. I played with it for like 30 minutes to try to keep smoothing it out and ensure that I covered every crevice of the lip/barrel interface.
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that kinda looks like doo doo. not trying to be mean but the smoothing part was easy, just touch the bead gently and run your finger around a couple times with the same pressure leads to a perfectly smooth line... wearing latex gloves helps especially cuz rtv is a pita to get off if you dont have latex gloves then just wrap some duct tape around your finger.

[prospal]

I followed your DIY and really appreciate you putting this out here.

How's this for a first try? I didnt put masking tape on top because it was a little awkward, but I wish I did. The bottom came out a lot better. I played with it for like 30 minutes to try to keep smoothing it out and ensure that I covered every crevice of the lip/barrel interface.

[prospal]

How many coats of sealant do you usually apply? I'm trying to piece back together 17" TH-Lines and I've seen people do 1 coat, and some do 2 coats.

Also, if I'm going to do 2 coats, how long should I allow the first coat to dry for before applying?

[xGmoneyx]

IIRC when u torque down CCW wheels u do 30ft correct? I think I saw that on their website....

great write up btw.

[Masonbarnard]

There should be a sticky on wheel painting.

[P78]

nice

[Mattphi]

Awesome writeup!

[Thatcher]

Putting silicone on the hardware, or in between the hardware holes where the lip mates with the barrel is not only a waste of time, but creates a huge headache for whoever has to take apart and put the wheel back together.

G535 - yes, I suppose you could go around the circle doing every other bolt. What's the point though? That would take just as much time as start pattern. Either way will work. I personally prefer the star pattern

[slotoyo]

-nice write up. ive got to learn to disassemble and reassemble my wheels.


ive seen that people sometimes put the silicon on the back on the nuts? is that a must a just extra precaution?

[G535]

Nothing special about doing a sandwich mount, just lay two beads or one wide bead, try to make it as clean as possible

Aight. What about the torquing? I hear you can do it not following a star pattern but skip every second bolt (advice came from a guy who owns a top notch MK3 on RSs)...

Also what color are the centers of the Fikses? Looks great.

[Thatcher]

not a problem!

[electricalbox]

Very nice, never even thought about masking it like that. I normally just laugh after I am done and look at my "sweet" seal.

I will definitely be using that technique from now on, thanks for sharing!