is it OK to use a little of anti seize on the outer part of the hub to prevent the rim from getting stuck to it? I know antiseize on the lug nuts is a big no no, and I'm not doing that. I've just had a problem getting the wheels off.
Nope its fine who said not to put them on wheel nuts its common practise here uk iv done it for over 30 years never had a problem
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Have you tried the trick where you loosen the lug nuts (not remove) and then slowly lower the vehicle back onto the wheel? That usually pops it. Maybe rock the car side to side a bit.
I had a rim stuck on the hub. Even hit rim edges, lightly, with a eight pound sledge and it didn't come loose. Mechanic gave a simple squirt of WD40 and rim slid off.
@jimz
that doesn't count. You loosened it for him. 😛
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Anti-seize - small amount of it - on lug nuts is perfectly all right! Just remember that you have to reduce torque by ~15-20% from what a spec says. If you don’t, you over tighten the lug nut, and you may have a hard time taking it off when you get a flat. Mind you, tire shops with their pneumatic tools pretty well every time will over tighten your lug nuts, to begin with, … and you will have a hard time to take your wheel off if you get a flat, too, … but that’s another issue.
And as far as smearing a bit of anti-seize onto hub face causes no trouble either. It prevents corrosion, makes the wheel not to get stuck to the hub.
Anyway, bottom line: … when you tighten a wheel to 85 ft.-lbs, it may actually be torqued at 95 ft.-lbs if it had previously been coated with anti-seize. So, … tighten it to 95 ft.-lbs if your stud and nut is dry. If you use a bit of anti-seize on the stud, … just tighten it only to 85 ft.-lbs and be done with it! Just an example, …
F.S.
@figmund-sreud
yeah I know what you mean about the shops wayyyyy over tightening the lug nuts. thanks for the tips
Over tightening is not the only issue with tire shops, … think "cross treading"! Buggers don’t start treading on lug nuts by hand a bit first, …
F.S.
Damned pistol grip overtighteners.