Neighbor learned the hard way

[Cup of Joe]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
Clean any corrosion of the wheel and hub, then apply a light grease coating.
Anti seize is used, but it is the wrong product .
But bacon grease is better than dry!


Way back when I was instructed to only use grease wheel bearing or axle as long as it was grease. I never heard of using anti seize until everyone posted they use anti seize.

 

[KrisZ]

I use the rustproofing oil (in a can), works like a charm. Because it creeps, all you need is a little sray on the hub, once you properly torque the wheel, the oil will creep and cover the whole contact area.

 

[onion]

Originally Posted By: mechtech2
Clean any corrosion of the wheel and hub, then apply a light grease coating.
Anti seize is used, but it is the wrong product .
But bacon grease is better than dry!


Wrong? How so? Says who?

I say it's the RIGHT product. And grease is the WRONG product. Grease is designed for bearings. Antiseize is designed to keep things from seizing (you know- like hubs). You can use the wrong product though (grease), and it'll work.

But some half-nekkid hillbilly on the other side of your screen will disapprove.

 

[moklock]

Originally Posted By: mechanicx
Supposedly if you don't have a big hammer and kicking the tire isn't freeing it, you can drive the car slowly back and forth with the lug nuts off (or loosened) to loosen a stuck wheel, but I'm not sure if that would work if you had a flat tire.


I have done that before changing a flat tire. Rocked the vehicle back and fourth with only 2 loosened lugnuts still on. Worked like a charm.

 

[RichR]

Originally Posted By: DeeAgeaux
I don't know anything about snow living in Los Angeles but if you rotate your tires like you are supposed will wheels still bond to the axle?


I rotate the tires on my Tundra twice a year.
Every time I have to give the rim/tire a few good wacks to get them to come off the hub.
I have used anti-seize but it doesn't help.
Its the aluminum/iron fusing slowly.
Gotta try axle grease as postd above.
Unfortunatley I just rotated them last week.