Thanks to all who pointed to sources for wheel repair/straightening in the
Washington, DC area.
The Wheel Doctor - Danny Busch
Gaithersburg/Rockville MD 301 651 6186; 301-253-5200
Ye Olde Wheel Shoppe, Elkridge MD (near Baltimore) 410-796-8400, 800-526-8260
I also received recommendations for the same places from local
mechanics. I'll be going with Wheel Dr. since they can pick up/drop off.
That's the good news. Here's the not-so-good news: I finally had a
chance to take the wheel off, and found the following:
Brake rotor is broken: hub section is pretty much gone. Wheel/hub turns
freely while the rotor is clamped in brakes.
Frame is bent/kinked behind where the A-arm attaches, enough that it's
touching the exhaust pipe.
Any recommendations for a shop in the Rockville/Gaithersburg MD area? I
assume this is something a good frame shop can handle if I take them the
dimensions from the shop manual?
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