WORKSHOP IN MOMANOVO
Who works on your wheels
A workshop in Tuzla where wheels get repaired instead of scrapped: welding cracks and straightening bent rims, in aluminium as well as steel.
Craft, machine and a steady hand
Servis felgi Sloga is run by Eldin Vejo at 3. tuzlanske brigade 128 in Tuzla, in the Simin Han district. The job is quickly described: a wheel that has hit a kerb, dropped into a pothole or started letting air out does not have to end up as scrap. A large share of those wheels goes back on the car.
Both aluminium and steel wheels are worked on here. People call them different things, felge in one place, felne in another, but the core stays the same: bring back the roundness and close the damage. There is a machine in the workshop for each of those steps, and at the machine a hand that knows where the metal reaches its limit.
Both jobs happen in one place. The wheel does not travel to another town and does not pass through anyone else's hands, so its condition is followed from the first look through to the final check in rotation. Arranging things is simpler that way, because the person who saw the damage also finishes the job, with nothing lost in retelling.
Whatever cannot be repaired safely is not repaired. Damage on the wheel disc and in the zones that carry the load is examined with particular care, and if there is no safe solution you are told at once. Turning the work down beats putting a wheel back on the road that nobody can trust.
How the work is done here
First a look, then an estimate
Nothing is promised until a wheel has been seen up close. A photograph gives the rough picture, while the true extent of the job shows once the tyre is off and the damaged area is clean.
Alloy and steel under one roof
Aluminium tends to crack, steel tends to dent, so one goes to the welder and the other under the press. Both materials are handled in the same shop, with nothing sent off to a second address.
An honest no when it will not work
If a wheel cannot be repaired safely, you hear it without any dressing up. No repair is worth a risk on the road, so the limit is drawn before the work begins.
The job ends with a runout check
The story does not stop at the weld. The wheel spins on the machine and the remaining runout is measured, because the result shows in rotation and not on the bench.
What stands in the workshop
The equipment is not extensive, but it covers the whole path of a wheel: checking in rotation, straightening on the press, welding and dressing the seam.
- Hydraulic press for straightening wheels
- Machine for checking runout in rotation
- Welder for aluminium and steel
- Grinder for dressing the welded area
- Tools for opening up and cleaning the damaged spot
Questions about the workshop
Who will actually work on my wheel?
Eldin Vejo runs the job and the wheel is not passed along. The same man who inspects it decides what will be done and carries that work through to the end. Everything can therefore be agreed directly on +387 61 570 429, with nobody standing between you and the machine.
When can I come to the workshop?
The visit is agreed beforehand, because the shop works by arrangement rather than to a fixed timetable on the door. Call or write on WhatsApp and a slot is found that suits both sides. Your wheel then does not stand in a queue, it goes onto the machine when you arrive.
Do you also do tyres, paintwork or lathe refinishing?
No. There are two jobs here: welding wheels and straightening wheels. Wheel and brake caliper painting and lathe refinishing are not offered. The tyre is taken off and refitted, but only as part of a wheel repair — seasonal changeovers, fitting new tyres or balancing on its own are not part of it.
Can I get advice before I bring the wheel in?
You can. Describe what happened and send a photograph, and you get a rough opinion on what has probably suffered and what a repair would cover. The binding assessment follows the inspection in the shop, when the inner side of the wheel is visible too.
Bring the wheel in for a look
The workshop is at 3. tuzlanske brigade 128 in Tuzla. Agree your visit by call or message.