[TR] Removing stuck wire wheel

[Randall]

Soak it in Kroil or PB Blaster, shot in through the gap. Keep working the wheel back and forth.

I have seen them pulled with a chain around the section behind the spokes linked to a gear puller forcing through the center. But if it is that badly stuck, chances are good that the splines are either already bad, or will be ruined by the force. At some point, it becomes time to cut the wheel apart.

One of the local shops here used to keep a cut wheel hanging on the wall as a reminder to service the splines regularly. A thorough coating of antiseize is a must. The copper based stuff seems to work well for me, and I suspect is similar to "copaslip". I had a bad experience with carbon/aluminum on my Stag.
 Loctite also offers a "marine grade" that might be worth a try.
-- Randall

On 24 July 2017 13:57:37 GMT-04:00, Sujit Roy <triumphstag at gmail.com> wrote:
>I have a Stag with wire wheels. I am able to remove the octagonal nut.
>The
>wheel can slide off the splines about 1/8" to 1/4" of an inch and
>that's
>about it. It is rocking but I physically can't move it beyond that. I'm
>not
>very strong which doesn't help.
>
>I have tried the following:
>
>Loosened the nut slightly and driven the car back and forth about 6
>inches.
>
>I tried getting a 2 foot crow bar behind it, but it still wont come
>off.
>Any recommendations would be nice.
>
>Sujit
>
>-- 
>Sujit Roy
>Cupertino, California
>
>https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/
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