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RE: stuck wire wheel

To: "'Hutmacher, Greg'" <ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com>,
Subject: RE: stuck wire wheel
From: Rene van Maanen <renevm@support.neth.hp.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 1999 22:10:39 +0100
I have read:

Turn the knock-ons a little loose, and drive the car slowly in corner after 
corner. Either using it's own engine power, or towed. The splines should 
come loose this way.

Am I making myself clear enough?

Regards, Rene

On 09 February, 1999 9:01 PM, Hutmacher, Greg 
[SMTP:ghutmacher@stanleyworks.com] wrote:
> Anybody have a secret trick for removing a stuck wire wheel from an LBC?
> The knock off comes off okay, but the right rear wheel will not budge 
from
> the spline (rusted probably because the car sat immobile in an airplane
> hangar for 15 years.  I've tried jacking that side of the car up as high 
as
> I can and soaked it with rust penetrating spray hoping that the jacked up
> angle would cause the spray to soak down into the spline.  I grasp the 
wheel
> with both hands, one at 3 o'clock and the other at 9 o'clock, and try to
> rock it until I fear the car will come off the jacks.  I turn the wheel
> periodically so that I'm not always pulling on the same spot. Still 
nothing.
> Won't budge.  Any ideas? Further, if I do get it off, how do you prevent
> this from happening again?  Thanks, Greg Hutmacher

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