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Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:27 pm
by chrishs
So I finally got a paddock stand, and thought I'd start taking my bike apart properly (as you do).
I get to the rear wheel, take off the wheel nut + spacer etc, pull the wheel... won't budge, at all. I'm leaving it over night with some penetrating spray around the hub, just wondering if you guys have any tips?
Thanks!
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:33 pm
by JIGGLYB4LL
Search my posts, one of my last topics was this n I got some really good advice x
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:50 pm
by chrishs
Any chance you could link me to it? Or tell me what the thread was called? You've posted in a lot of threads lately so it's bloody hard to find.

Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 11:53 pm
by chrishs
^^ Nevermind, found it now, thanks!

Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:07 am
by amorti
BFH, and copper grease on refitting.
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 1:34 am
by Gadget
No good just pulling the wheel....it'll be wedged on the four locating pegs...just get a hammer and a piece of wood and keep tapping round the wheel/tyre on the chain side...it'll budge eventually
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:19 am
by CMSMJ1
Twat it...
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:23 am
by Chaosfruitbat
I used a large bearing puller and put wood blocks behind it to ease the pain. Worked a treat.
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:36 am
by scooble
I second the bearing puller, worked a treat as it was well and truly siezed on. Gave the axle a good rub down once I got it off and a liberal coating of copper slip.
Re: Help! - Rear wheel seized!
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 12:34 pm
by porndoguk
Go for a ride with the wheel nut of, itll definatley come off, followed by yourself lol,
on a serious note, i used a piece of 1ft long 2x4 timber and a lump hammer on the rim lay it flat and twated at, quarters and rotated until it popped off.