Potential Problem?????

[LongbowIP]

I was cleaning her this morning and noticed something odd on the wheel.  The first picture is the general location and the second is a close up.  I am not sure if it cracking or just not a very good paint.  I don't want to scrape to see if it cracked if this is just normal from the casting. I have 2600 miles on her.

What do you think?

Tony



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[LongbowIP]

2nd one.

 

[Revlis]

I would pic a small area and hit it with a small screwdriver and see what happens, see if the "cracks" are just in the paint... Thats what it kinda looks like but I would dig a little to be sure...

My .02 What have you been using to clean your chain? Wondering, because the paint there looks sorta lifted...

 

[LongbowIP]

I used wd40 to clean and use pj1 chain lube.

Thanks for the suggestion.

Tony

 

[WarBaby]

Don't take it to the bank but those are probably just typical casting marks. My hub looks the same. I have polished some of these hubs and the marks have always polished-out with no sign of cracks.

 

[Revlis]

That makes sense, I'll check mine tonight Longbow...

 

[LongbowIP]

Thanks that was what I was thinking that it was casting marks. Makes me feel better now that I know. When I tapped on the hub it does sound solid.

Thanks again Rev and Warbaby. Rev let me know what yours looks like.

Tony

 

[The Oracle]

Mine looks the same... Never worried me at 180+

:tounge:

 

[oldhat]

Hey...did you take a pic of my sprocket??? Nah...your fine. Mine looked the same way.

 

[Johnnycheese]

it is fine

 

[Mikey D]

Confirmed - die casting marks. Caused by surface of metal solidifying (SP) before the inside. When the inside cools and shrinks, it wrinkles the surface.

 

[LongbowIP]

Thanks everyone for the replies. I guess it might relieve others that might see the same thing. It did me.

Again thanks

Tony

 

[justintime2]

I had wondered about mine too, same thing. Glad my first thought was right and it is just casting!

 

[jetset]

I have a 2k with 15k on it it looks the same

 

[TheBull350]

Yupper the same here on my 03' with 3700miles,

good lookin out though!

marc

 

[Big O]

A few of us were checking out the same thing at Laguna this year. We all had it too.

 

[busagod]

Both of mine look the same dude! Casting as Mikey D explained.

 

[MET]

fine except your chain is dirty.

 

[paulos]

yea mines got that aswell m8,noticed it for some time now,ill get me m8 to check over it just incase.

 

[LongbowIP]

Paulos, m8 = mate?

T