How about anti-seize on the rear taper of a wire wheel? Moss
recommends anti-seize on wire wheel hubs. Is this a different situation?
John Mitchell TR6
Randall Young wrote:
>Gerald M Van Vlack wrote :
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>>>I ordered new spacers, once together I don't want to do the job a second
>>>time.
>>>What do you think about using anti-seize between the axle and
>>>hub in case
>>>I do need to remove in the future?
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>>>
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>Graham Stretch replied :
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>>I would not use anti seize as one of the functions of the taper is to
>>transmit the torque to the drive flange, the woodruff key is not
>>capable of doing this alone.
>>Any thoughts from the rest of you?
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>Somehow I missed Jerry's original query, but I absolutely agree with Graham.
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>Do NOT use anti-seize or any other lubricant on a locking taper ! They are
>made as a locking taper for a definite reason and anti-seize may defeat the
>purpose. The reason the rear hubs get so tight is not because of rust, but
>rather because that big, beefy looking hub actually flexes under use and
>works it's way tighter on the stub axle until the joint is locked solid. If
>the joint is slick enough that it never locks, it will continue to work and
>fret until something is ruined. Definitely not the sort of thing you want
>to have happen during a high-speed curve !
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