Wheels stuck to the hub

[claymore]

On another unnamed site there is a thread about what to do for wheels that are stuck to the hub and hard to get off. And lugnuts sticking.

The advice to use some anti-seize paste is a good idea.

BUT anti-seize is meant to be used SPARINGLY like a little dab will do ya.

This is WAY too much and even though the stuff is good it could sling off onto brake parts and that would be BAD.:eek: So use it but just enough to leave a SLIGHT film on the lugs and hubs.

ps this is not a Fit/Jazz hub but it's their photo not mine

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[manxman]

On another unnamed site there is a thread about what to do for wheels that are stuck to the hub and hard to get off. And lugnuts sticking.

The advice to use some anti-seize paste is a good idea.

BUT anti-seize is meant to be used SPARINGLY like a little dab will do ya.

This is WAY too much and even though the stuff is good it could sling off onto brake parts and that would be BAD.:eek: So use it but just enough to leave a SLIGHT film on the lugs and hubs.

ps this is not a Fit/Jazz hub but it's their photo not mine

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I'll bet I can name the site!

The hub in the photo is a guaranteed, probably fatal, disaster in progress. With any lubricant, most people always use too much. Anti-seize is great on lug threads and spark plug threads- I use it SPARINGLY myself. For our members who have this problem of wheels sticking to the hub face, I would suggest either a disc cut from a sheet of waxed paper (cheap, at your grocery store), and replace the waxed paper every time you remove the wheel. A more permanent, reusable solution would be to buy a sheet of Teflon material used to line the bottom of ovens to prevent boiled over food from sticking and burning in the oven. One little disc of that would last forever.

Another solution would be to paint the face of the hub with zinc-rich paint. Zinc paint is sold for a lot of marine applications for anti-corrosion. Anti-seize compound looks silver because it is a simple mixture of light grease and particles of zinc.

[d50erock]

I have used anti-seize where the wheel and rotor make contact, sparingly of course. Has made life much better. I also do the same between the rotor and the hub. I have had my fair share of stuck wheels and rotors, no fun there.

[rfdev]

I also use anti-seize on the wheel-rotor interface .. I first clean it with a high speed wire brush on a die grinder .. if you have wheel that's stuck it can usually be broke loose by taping the back side of the rim with a rubber mallet .. for one that's really stuck place a block of wood against the back side of the rim and tap with a hammer

Also, with modern lugs it's not necessary to use anti seize .. dry is best .. if you do use anti seize on the lugs it's important to reduce reduce the amount of torque when tightening them .. the anti-seize reduces the friction between the bolt and lug and will allow it to over tighten and stretch the lug... there is also the risk that the nut could loosen up after time .. see the following thread for an interesting discussion on this topic..

http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=229718

:)

[claymore]

With lug and lugnut made of unlike materials there is a need for anti-seize to prevent corrosion. Been using it on mine for 5 years with no problems.

It is a fairly common problem for owners of Fit's to break lugs most when breaking them loose, not tightening, and mostly with aftermarket dissimilar material lugnuts. See the freaky site for many examples.