[TR] Removing stuck wire wheel

[Cliff Hansen]

+1 vote for PB Blaster or its equivalent, from the outside and behind the wheel, and compressed air.  Because you can move the wheel out a bit, my guess is that there’s crud on the outer end of the spline hub which is being wedged into the splines when you pull the wheel out from the car.  Get the crud loose and blow some of it away, that should help.

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From: Randall<mailto:tr3driver at ca.rr.com>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2017 1:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [TR] Removing stuck wire wheel

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

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Sujit Roy
Cupertino, California

https://triumphstagblog.wordpress.com/

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