Denver, Colorado

Wheel Refurbishing in Denver, CO

Purcell Tire & Service refurbishes wheels at 3855 E 52nd Ave in Denver, for commercial units, equipment and light vehicles. Call (303) 308-6900.

The one place where both halves happen at once

A tire and the wheel under it are usually dealt with by two different businesses at two different times, which is why wheels get neglected.

At this address they do not have to be. The Purcell retread plant is on this site, so a casing going for a retread leaves its wheel standing free a few yards from the people who refurbish wheels.

That is the arrangement worth setting up: casings and wheels go together, come back together, and the wheel work happens inside downtime that already existed. On a fleet account it becomes standing rather than something anybody has to remember.

What the inspection decides

The national wheel refurbishing page covers the process. What is worth knowing for planning is that the inspection comes first, so a batch sent across the yard gets sorted into recoverable and not before any work is committed to.

Some wheels do not. A crack ends one, as does damage affecting the structure, and that is established before work starts rather than after you have paid for it.

Why the leak is almost always the wheel

A tubeless tire has no inner tube. The air sits between the tire bead and a narrow band of metal on the wheel, and corrosion or damage at that surface prevents a seal whatever tire is fitted.

A position that keeps needing air, with a new tire on it, is a wheel problem being treated as a tire problem. It is also one of the more common ways a fleet spends money on the wrong part repeatedly.

When a vibration survives balancing

A correctly balanced tire on a wheel that is out of round still shakes, and the usual response is to balance it again.

Tire and wheel balancing is at this address, so the rim can be checked in the same visit rather than after a second attempt has failed.

About this store

The Denver store runs seventeen services, is managed by Jake Perry, and also runs OTR services for equipment wheels. Colorado Springs, Loveland and Craig offer the same service.

See the national wheel refurbishing page for all 42 locations.

Questions

Wheel refurbishing questions, Denver

When should wheels be sent in?

With the casings going for a retread. The plant is on this site, so the wheel is free at the same moment and the work adds no downtime.

A new tire still leaks. Why?

Because the wheel is the sealing surface rather than the tire, which the national wheel refurbishing page explains. On a fleet it is worth checking across the whole set rather than one position.

Can a cracked wheel be refinished?

No. A crack ends the wheel and it is replaced.

Is it worth it against a new wheel?

Usually, and with the work happening on this site there is no transport to add to either side of the comparison. The inspection tells you which wheels are worth it before anything is committed.

Send wheels to Denver

Call (303) 308-6900 with the wheel type, size and what is wrong with it.