re:
"have used creeps out due to heat and centrifugal force and goobers up your
spokes"
I use a little clear RTV to seal up the spokes inside the wheel hubs to keep the
grease where it belongs.
bs
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Bob Spidell San Jose, CA bspidell@comcast.net
'67 Austin-Healey 3000 '56 Austin-Healey 100M
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Subject: Re: Hubs and Splines
>I have come across some wire wheels that were pretty much welded on the hubs
> in the past, use of heat has been suggsted for taking them off as well. I
> have not had that problem since I discovered PB Blaster, which is good at
> getting corroded on parts off, better than WD40 in my experience.
>
> As far as keeping the new in good shape I have generally used high temp
> wheel bearing grease. I have also tried anti sieze compound the stuff they
> make for keeping nuts and bolts from corroding on. One advantage to this,
> on a hot day on te highway the wheel bearing grease, at least the stuff I
> have used creeps out due to heat and centrifugal force and goobers up your
> spokes, the anti sieze does not. Neverlethess I currently use grease, just
> because it is handy and tried and true.
>
> Greg Lemon
> 54 BN1
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