Your thinking is the same as mine was but having tried it I would not recommend it.
You can first of all try and remove some of the best spokes from the damaged wheel as I did but expect them to be well and truly rusted in.
If they were stainless steel spokes and nipples I would say you have a fair chance of removing them.
If they are painted mild steel less than fair.
With chromed spokes it is touch and go as they are mild steel which has been chromed and when you insert the thread into the nipple you basically tear off the chrome leaving them mild steel and exposed to the elements.
I did not have the screw driver thing that Glyn has shown and as I said previously I broke my first nipple wrench and had to buy a better second one but this was still not really man enough for the rusted in nipples.
This is the second one I bought.
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It is more designed for motor bikes than car wire wheels. Even though this one turned the nipples I found a lot of the spokes just snapped as I tried to get the nipple to turn they were that solid with rust. Eventually this one broke and I ended up getting a long 6mm spanner that I ground out slightly to get the correct size to fit the nipple. If I remember correctly a 7mm spanner was too big and the 6mm too small.
This wrench might work as it is designed for MG wheels with a 1/4 inch Whitworth jaw so not sure if it will fit the Jaguar nipples.
https://mossmotors.com/spoke-wrench-wire-wheel
Your thinking is the same as mine was but having tried it I would not recommend it.
You can first of all try and remove some of the best spokes from the damaged wheel as I did but expect them to be well and truly rusted in.
If they were stainless steel spokes and nipples I would say you have a fair chance of removing them.
If they are painted mild steel less than fair.
With chromed spokes it is touch and go as they are mild steel which has been chromed and when you insert the thread into the nipple you basically tear off the chrome leaving them mild steel and exposed to the elements.
I did not have the screw driver thing that Glyn has shown and as I said previously I broke my first nipple wrench and had to buy a better second one but this was still not really man enough for the rusted in nipples.
This is the second one I bought.
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It is more designed for motor bikes than car wire wheels. Even though this one turned the nipples I found a lot of the spokes just snapped as I tried to get the nipple to turn they were that solid with rust. Eventually this one broke and I ended up getting a long 6mm spanner that I ground out slightly to get the correct size to fit the nipple. If I remember correctly a 7mm spanner was too big and the 6mm too small.
This wrench might work as it is designed for MG wheels with a 1/4 inch Whitworth jaw so not sure if it will fit the Jaguar nipples.
https://mossmotors.com/spoke-wrench-wire-wheel