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stuck rear wheel

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 9:31 pm
by chris-nc30
Hey Everyone!!

As titled really, i won an auction on ebay which consisted of a rear wheel and swing arm but the main problem i found once getting it home was that the wheel was oxidised/fused to the hub! My main question is if any of you have had this problem and how did you separate it?

many thanks for any advise
chris

Re: stuck rear wheel

Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 10:15 pm
by rcv4
hammer and a piece of wood usually does the trick,try a squirt of wd40 or similar for a day or two then go for it,or some heat if you have anything capable of putting enough heat into it.

Re: stuck rear wheel

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:43 pm
by chris-nc30
cool thanks for the help, ill try it over the weekend!! will the heat not buckle or weaken the wheel or swing arm in anyway?

Re: stuck rear wheel

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 10:55 pm
by hunter
Use a hot air gun,Not a flame.