Rim rusted fast to hub
Lug nuts off, jacked up safely, outside wheel off no problem. Inside wheel stuck fast. Banged on it with a sledge hammer...nothing. soaked it with PB Blaster. I rigged a tow cable in and out of th...
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down home wrote:
Alternate heating and something to break the rust. It has welded together from moisture and dissimilar metals and stray minute electric current. I've seen many vehicles from up north that have rusted/welded the aluminum wheels to the studs and brakes. Always use anti seize or some lube between the two surfaces not just the nuts and wheels. Salt really speeds up the rusting/welding.
Follow Mfg recomendations is different.
rephrase galvanic action doesn't need stray current. The dissimliar metals and moisture is all that's needed. you know it anyway.
Don't coat the entire hub just the axle end and points where wheel touches and paint on clean surface might work better.
