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11-20-2023, 06:57 PM
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Anti-Seize on Wheel Hub?
I've been noticing more and more lately, that when I go to remove my wheels I have to break out a rubber mallet to get the wheel unstuck.
Has anyone tried using anti-seize on the hub to prevent that from happening? If so, does it work or did it end up just making a huge mess? |
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11-21-2023, 06:46 AM
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 Drives: 2010 SS M6 ABM Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Nashville, IN
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I've done that on other cars that I've owned. It works pretty well. Doesn't make it too messy. Not a problem on the Camaro since I don't drive it in the Winter weather.
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11-21-2023, 06:53 AM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS , 2011 Colorado LS1 Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: Greenville, SC
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11-21-2023, 11:52 AM
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Thank you both...I will definitely give it a try next time I take the wheels off.
The crazy part is, I never drive it in the winter and especially when there is any trace of road salt still on the roads. And I've only got caught in the rain maybe 6 or 7 times driving in the rain in the 14 years I've owned it (4 of those were from this season alone). What really prompted me to start looking for a solution was about 3 weeks ago, I took the front wheels off to remove the bumper (both of them were stuck). It then sat in my garage and when I went to remove the wheels once more to reinstall the bumper, the front passenger wheel was stuck again. |
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11-21-2023, 12:18 PM
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Drives: 2017-Hyper Blue Metallic-2LTmanual Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: NE Ohio (Akron)
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I use it between the wheel and the brake rotor AND between the rotor and the hub. It makes life A LOT easier when it comes time to pull the wheels/brake rotors. Like the others have said, it doesn't take a lot and I haven't seen any negatives - and I've been doing it for over 20 years on all my cars.
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11-21-2023, 12:21 PM
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Drives: 2015 Z/22 Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Never had these factory wheels stick before. Maybe try sanding the back of the wheel and the rotor; 180 or 220 grit or so, nothing too rough, should bring the wheel to a nice shine. I daily drive mine even in winter and the wheels nearly fall off on their own when I take off the last lug nut. But as mentioned, a few small dabs of never-seize where the wheel touches the rotor is all that's needed.
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11-21-2023, 01:04 PM
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 Drives: Camaro 2SS Gen 5 Join Date: Oct 2023
Location: Orange County Ca
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Alloy wheels are pretty soft. As the get removed and remounted, the "pilot hole" where it centers on the hub starts to close up. If it's sticking, kiss it lightly with a flapper wheel, and BINGO, zero stiction.
Todays super cheapo lugnuts do the same thing. After repeated use, they swell up and are no longer 7/8". Replace them now, before you get stuck on the side of the road and find you cant remove them..... |
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11-21-2023, 02:41 PM
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I don't think I could bring myself to sanding my rotor hat. I didn't take a picture when I had the wheel off last time, but here's a couple from a few months ago when I installed the new brakes. The culprit has to be the rust on the hub, as even the stock wheels/rotors would stick from time to time. I wish I would have just sanded it down when I had everything apart.
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