Jim,
Some time ago I have requested help regarding a stuck wire wheel, here is the
summary of responses (from: cobra@cdc.hp.com, mwilson@max.arc.nasa.gov,
twakeman@apple.com, andyh@chaos.cs.brandeis.edu - thanks again).
1. Use penetrators (WD-40 is rather weak, Liquid Wrench better,
Kroil better yet) and a rocking motion trying to remove the wheel by hand.
2. Put the knock-off on TIGHT and loosen it up a few times.
3. Loosen the knock-off and drive in a tight circle (with the frozen wheel
to the outside) - some people do not recommend it as being too dangerous!
4. Jack up the OPPOSITE side of the car, loosely put on an old knock-off and
whack it with a heavy hammer (put some wood or soft metal over the
knock-off if you don't want to damage it)
5. Use a 6 inch gear puller (grabbing by the flange, not the spokes, of course)
6. This one is not from the net: Hit the flange from a side perpendicular
to the axle, having a hefty hammer on the over side of it to absorb
some of the blow without damaging bearings and the axle. The idea is that
as the flange becomes out-of-round it may loosen up the rust.
7. Apply a propane torch with a combination of any of the above.
Those two I have seen in another posting on the net:
8. For the front wheel, disassemble the front suspension so you can put it
on a bench/in vise and hammer out the hub from the wheel.
9. Sell the car.
I have tried 1-6 (using some other, stronger than Liquid Wrench stuff
instead of Kroil), without success. I keep on soaking the splines (as in 1.)
but I gave up for a while, since the 2 cars on which the wheels are
stuck (left rear in both cases) are sitting in the garage awaiting
restoration in some remote future, while I have my hands full with
3 other cars which I have on the road.
Good luck
P.S. If anyone knows any other methods I have not listed here, please
let me know.
George
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