scoobboy

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Last night when bleeding my rear brakes, jacked up the car, took the wheel nuts off and to my amazement, no matter how hard i pulled at or kick the wheel i could not get it off, had to resort to hitting the back of the wheel with a sledge hammer and bit of wood.

The back of alloy and front of hub have now been copper greased for a bit easier dismantling next time i hope.

Was the same for both wheels, only fitted 17" OZ alloys about 4 months ago so wheels have been off then, has anyone any ideas what has caused this and has it happened to you before as dont fancy getting a puncture and having to have a sledge hammer in the boot of the car as a safety measure ?

jjones

the metal difference alloy against steel causes a corrosion that makes the wheel stick.

this is a dead common problem and would be a royal pain the **** on the hardshoulder in the drivin rain at midnight.

s70rjw

iTrader: (2)

You've sorted it by using Copperease on the surfaces

scoobboy

iTrader: (3)

Thanks god, couldnt go through that again. Never seen the likes of that before.