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Ordinata
Clattered a pot hole on the way home tonight and have dented the rim of the (steel) front right wheel.
Tyre was holding air 10 minutes later but I'm quite prepared for it to be flat in the morning.
There's a flat spot in the rim that's probably around 50mm long and I'd say the deviation off normal is probably less than 5mm.
I'm thinking I'll try and whack it back into shape tomorrow with a hammer and some sort of drift, suicide?
Didn't drive for long enough after hitting the pothole to really notice feeling anything, probably was more worried about whether the tyre was still up.
If the tyre needs replacing, are a garage gonna be funny about fitting a tyre onto a wheel I've dicked about with?