I thought this might better be started in the General Forum, but it may be later moved to the Wheels and Tire section.
So the question to everyone is how do you keep your alloy wheels from sticking to the hubs on your car?
What you have tried, if anything, and with what you tired do you think it works well?
If you are running wheel spacers, what to you use and is there a difference in the issue, what sticks, what doesn't and what issues do you have with spacers and corrosion, what parts stick?
This question may also be somewhat Regional as I would expect fewer issues in drier/arid climates. But in the North East, North West, Rust Belt this may be a very different and bigger issue.
I have seen or heard of people using Anti Seize Compound (Aluminum and Copper), White Grease, Wheel Bearing Grease, Silicon Grease, Vasoline, Wax, Aluminum Spray Paint and Fiber Wheel insulators like these Wheel Mates from Kleen Wheels - http://ift.tt/1Mb527o
Interesting article here from BavAuto - http://ift.tt/1yiE1Ds
Also how do you remove stuck wheels on your car? There are many ways to do this, some better than others. I have seen/heard of people loosening the lugs and shaking the car, moving the car back and forth and stabbing the breaks, using long pieces of wood to pry the wheel, kicking the wheel, using a sledge hammer on the tire or using a spare/extra wheel or tire and roll it into the side of the tire at full force.
I had a hell of a time getting one of my front wheels off my X5 the other day that has been off not long ago. I ended up using my LARGE 275/40-20 wheels with tire mounted and rolling it into the side of the tire about 15-20 times before the wheels started to at least break loose, then I has to the tire on opposite sides another 5-10 times until I was finally able to get it to release from the hub.
I clean up the hub mounting surface and inside of the wheel hub mounting area with a stainless steel wire brush and a scraper to get any rust bumps knocked down. So I try to "prep" and "maintain" the hub and wheel mounting area to reduce corrosion and sticking of wheels to the hub.
I had some silicon grease laying around the other day, so I thought I would try this and see how it works out over time. Just a very thin layer on the lip of the center hub. I did not cover the face of the rotor with anything this time.
I thought I would toss this out to see what ideas other have, what others have tired and like anything what works over time because until a few years has past, it is really hard to tell what really works and what doesn't.
Report in with what you do and what you feel works.
So the question to everyone is how do you keep your alloy wheels from sticking to the hubs on your car?
What you have tried, if anything, and with what you tired do you think it works well?
If you are running wheel spacers, what to you use and is there a difference in the issue, what sticks, what doesn't and what issues do you have with spacers and corrosion, what parts stick?
This question may also be somewhat Regional as I would expect fewer issues in drier/arid climates. But in the North East, North West, Rust Belt this may be a very different and bigger issue.
I have seen or heard of people using Anti Seize Compound (Aluminum and Copper), White Grease, Wheel Bearing Grease, Silicon Grease, Vasoline, Wax, Aluminum Spray Paint and Fiber Wheel insulators like these Wheel Mates from Kleen Wheels - http://ift.tt/1Mb527o
Interesting article here from BavAuto - http://ift.tt/1yiE1Ds
Also how do you remove stuck wheels on your car? There are many ways to do this, some better than others. I have seen/heard of people loosening the lugs and shaking the car, moving the car back and forth and stabbing the breaks, using long pieces of wood to pry the wheel, kicking the wheel, using a sledge hammer on the tire or using a spare/extra wheel or tire and roll it into the side of the tire at full force.
I had a hell of a time getting one of my front wheels off my X5 the other day that has been off not long ago. I ended up using my LARGE 275/40-20 wheels with tire mounted and rolling it into the side of the tire about 15-20 times before the wheels started to at least break loose, then I has to the tire on opposite sides another 5-10 times until I was finally able to get it to release from the hub.
I clean up the hub mounting surface and inside of the wheel hub mounting area with a stainless steel wire brush and a scraper to get any rust bumps knocked down. So I try to "prep" and "maintain" the hub and wheel mounting area to reduce corrosion and sticking of wheels to the hub.
I had some silicon grease laying around the other day, so I thought I would try this and see how it works out over time. Just a very thin layer on the lip of the center hub. I did not cover the face of the rotor with anything this time.
I thought I would toss this out to see what ideas other have, what others have tired and like anything what works over time because until a few years has past, it is really hard to tell what really works and what doesn't.
Report in with what you do and what you feel works.
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