[TR] Removing stuck wire wheel

[David Porter]

If there is a significant wobble then the ends of the splines are quite 
rounded and until one can "reshape" them by GENTLY wiggling the wheel 
with direct pulling force (a lot) it isn't coming off. Just saying.. DaveP


On 7/24/2017 1:25 PM, hdrider570 at att.net wrote:
> It is usually rust holding the wheel in place.
>
> A very long time ago when I worked in a tire shop we would remove the 
> large nut and blow compressed air into the gap between the wheel and 
> the spline and then wiggle the wheel. Repeat as necessary.
>
> It took some time but it always worked.  Of course the spline were dry 
> with no existing grease or added penetrating oil.
>
> Edward Hamer
> Petaluma CA
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