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Wheel seized onto hub - any ideas?
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Car on axle stands, let some air out of the tyre and apply some heat lightly to the rim to try and break the bond and then use a long piece of 3x2 to whack the back of the rim.Be Alert..........Britain needs lerts.0
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Notmyrealname wrote: »Mine don't. There's this wonderful invention called Copper slip. If you paint it over the mating face on the hub, the wheel won't end up getting stuck.
Not always i'm afraid, we can never get the wheels off our Hi-Ace van and it always goes into the local tyre place, where they even have trouble getting it off. They have applied copper grease, ground the hub face back even new steels and they still weld themselves to the hub.
OP as others have said if you can't get it off yourself after trying various methods get to your local tyre they will get it off in the end.Everyones opinion is the most important.....no wonder nothing is ever agreed on.0 -
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Notmyrealname wrote: »I'd love to know how seeing as there is no way for it to really get in....
Though you used to hang around mechanics?
Concentric hubs on wheels means the hole in the wheel is the same size as the spigot that protrudes from the hub.
So the wheel will sit centrally on the hub, and the weight is actually held by the hub spigot. The wheel nuts don't carry the full weight of the car, just hold the wheel tightly against the hub.
The water splashs, and the salt in winter cause rust to form, from the back of the wheel to the hub face, but also between the wheel centre and the spigot on the hub.
As the wheel to hub is near enough an interference fit, the rust causes the wheel to sieze on.
Copper slip helps, but once the rust starts, it'll soon displace the copper slip, and carry on helping wash it away.0 -
I've never encountered a problem getting wheels off, but similar issues getting brake drums off, where a rusted hub has locked them on tight. And I have usually found that whatever whacking and prising method you resort to, it works best if you do it first one side, then the other side, then top then bottom, then repeat over. The "waggling" effect can sometimes work, whereas just doing it to the same side all the time can sometimes jam things. Occasionally then check by hand to see if you can detect even the tiniest movement - if you can then it's a good indication it's worth doing it some more!Favours are returned ... Trust is earned
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Is it off yet?0
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What is the best way to release a steel wheel seized onto a rear brake drum. It's not been off for at least three years since we have owned it and now it won't budge - it's like it's welded on!
All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right, and outing the liars.0
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