Wed, 03 Feb 1999 14:21:13 +0100 - Message No. 4930
From: Holger Blumentritt

Subject: Re: Rusty 89


>Date: Wed, 03 Feb 1999 10:45:15 +0100
>To: Christoph-Z@gmx.de
>From: Holger Blumentritt 
>Subject: Re: (XRV) Rusty 89
>
>At 22:33 02.02.1999 +0100, you wrote:
>>Hey guys 'n dolls
>>
>>Out of some reason that would take too long to explain, I found out that
there
>>is RUST inside the rear-rim of my beloved RD03. Most of the corrosion is
around
>>the tube-valve hole! (that 's where the dirt gets inside) Has anyone seen
such
>>thing before? I removed as much as possible and it was quite a shocking
view -
>>at some places the corrosion is about half a millimeter deep, and it fell of
>>like dust at the surface. So what can be done about it - should I just
leave it
>>or put some varnish or rust spray or so on it?
>>
>>keep up the @ spirit
>>christoph

do yourself a favor and put it into the trash bin, cause if you can see the
rust over there the damage has spread quite far. it starts inside, where
the tube is,around the valve hole and most of it is invisible from the
outside, go and check!! great chance that the rim is unstable now-h.



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