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Bob Foster (Coppertop)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 12:31 pm: | 
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lugnuts off but the wheel still won't budge. I've got it about an inch off the ground and no dice.....HELP!!!! |
Eric Pena (Evalp)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 12:34 pm: |
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Maybe with all the lugs off, take a rubber mallet to the top edge of the tire and try to hit it a few time real good the get it to give way.
I don't know?!?! |
Pugsly (Pugsly)
| | Posted on Sunday, January 26, 2003 - 12:37 pm: |
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Drive it a couple of blocks, should come right off 
Seriously, mallet or even sledgehammer (on the tire, not the rim). |
cartner
| | Posted on Monday, January 27, 2003 - 09:40 am: |
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pour around (above) with penetrating oil but be really careful not to get it on lthe brake rotor or caliper, let it sit for a while and then come back and whack it so it pops the corrosion, I had the same problem. It can be a real pain, sometimes some will even heat it up with a torch so that the expansion pops the corrosion off. |
John Davies
| | Posted on Monday, January 27, 2003 - 10:54 am: |
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Put the nuts back on slightly loose, set the rig on the ground and drive it a few feet. That should pop it loose.
Now do you understand why anti-seize compound is recommended for things like wheel/ hub mating surfaces? Use it and the wheel won't corrode, and it will drop off next time without swear words or big mallets. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Monday, January 27, 2003 - 01:44 pm: |
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dont put anti sieze on your hub!!! the heat from braking will make it migrate to the brakes causing very uneven braking conditions.
rotate your tires more often they wont corode on then.
use a very very small amount of antisieze on the wheel studs...very very small amount |
Bob Foster (Coppertop)
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2003 - 04:34 pm: |
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Got it......Used a combination of suggestions. I got the WD40 out soaked the hub real good (no the brake pads or mechanism). Let it sit for a while and gave it several good whacks with an 8# sledge on the inside. After a few minutes, I got the top to rock back, and then the bottom rocked back. Worked it like that until it came off. Then the damn thing hung on the mud guard (behind the hub). No worries about that happening again, I took the damn thing off for good (the guard, not the wheel). Thanks for the help. One set of EE 1.5" spacers installed with OME HD springs. Discoweb strikes again!! |
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