<VV> wheel rusted to hub

Ron ronh at owt.com
Wed Jun 1 01:36:59 EDT 2005


I agree on the slight wipe of grease prior to reinstalling the wheel, it 
seems to solve the problem.
RonH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <mhicks130 at cox.net>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> wheel rusted to hub


> I've not had this happen to my Corvair but I have had the aluminum wheels 
> on my Honda minivan get themselves stuck on the hub due to corrosion and I 
> got it off by smacking it repeatedly with a rubber malet.  And a lot of 
> wiggling.
>
> I put grease (anti-seize would probably be better) around where the wheel 
> contacts the hub to hopefully avoid this in the future.
>
> mike
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> OK, I'm still a newbie... continue being gentle with me.
>
> I have a flat I need to get fixed, but I can't get the wheel off the hub!
>
>
> I've asked friends and they say they have seen this problem, and they made
> suggestions (which didn't work).  I've never seen it before.  The repeated
> suggestion I got most was to remove the lug nuts, then lower the jack 
> until
> the that tire rests on the ground - and the weight of the car on that 
> wheel
> will pop it free.  I did that a few minutes ago; it didn't work.
>
> What do you guys/gals suggest?
>
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