Well, I got the first wheel off that I tried to remove finally.
Liquid Wrench penetrating oil seems to have helped or my patience
held out better on the 2nd go round. After getting the tire fixed on
that wheel I put it back on the car, this is when I noticed that the
wheel spun even after pushed onto the hub all the way. Now I assume
that this is a baaaaad thing!! I have no idea how long it was driven
in this condition.
I still have one more wheel that doesn't want to come loose.
Unfortunately this one is marked left side but its on the right
side of the car, so I'm assuming they beat the sh.... out of it to
get it to stay on the car. The octogonal knockoff nut is pretty
messed up. I can't get the wrench to sit solidly enough to get a
good solid whack at it. Since I will have to be replacing this nut
anyway, is a long pipe wrench an acceptable tool to use? Or do I
need to file the knockoff down to what I can get a better grip?
Although I don't know how well it found file down.
How much free play should there be when the knockoff is off the car
but the wheel is sitting on the hub?
One down, one to go.
TIA
Brad
1964 Spitfire4 BFC25720L (After 10 years will be on the road in
March!!!)
1966 TR4A CT72398L (Needs Restoration)
1951 Dodge Truck 82217766 B-3-B-108 (Boxes & Boxes of parts right now)
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