Can't get the wheel off.

[roccit_53 at hotmail.com (C Boyko)]

Well, here is the result : Dropped the car about 6 times, it felt really 
good BTW. Gas sloshed around in the tank, so it was a decent drop. (as high 
as my jack would go) In conjunction with heat, pounding, and whatever, that 
sucker is still on there. I'm guessing it will fracture the front of the 
drum off before the "galvanic corrosion" will yield. Figures there's 
electrical activity where I don't want it  (I'm assuming it's a little cell 
setting up in there) - there is often none where I do want it. BUT I think 
the E brake let go, yay, it's likley broken now too. I had it set to give me 
something solid to hammer against.
I'm finding my cat and going to bed.
Cathy


>From: "Allyn" <amalventano@sc.rr.com>
>To: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@hotmail.com>, <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Re: Can't get the wheel off.
>Date: Sun, 2 May 2004 22:09:44 -0400
>
>once you do get that wheel off, you might want to do some light coating of 
>wheel bearing grease in there. very light. the intent is to prevent water 
>from seeping in the contact area, which in turn causes galvanic corrosion 
>between the wheel and hub (which causes the white flaky stuff).
>p.s. the rieger wheels do this to me as well. specifically the fronts. it 
>usually doesn't take more than a few good kicks. i have occasionally had to 
>resort to Wagner's 2-lug theory (but i keep all 4 in, just backed out a few 
>turns). i then jack that corner as high as i can, then completely dump the 
>car to the ground. sometimes just shaking it just wont cut it. speaking of 
>'shaking it', there's always Anson's 'jack it off' idea, which sounds good, 
>albeit in more ways than one...
>hth
>Al
>

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