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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:18 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5348
Trade Rating: +33
Location: Kings Lynn
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The spacer has seized onto the inside of Georgie's wheel 
I have tried hitting it with a rubber mallet and soaking it in penetrating spary and its not shifting.
Any sensible suggestions?
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spike_202 wrote: |
My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:24 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 1495
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Location: Waiting for the tugboats to push me into port (Whitehaven)
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the only thing i can think of is tapping a small thin screwdriver behind it to try and ease it off
othwise i'm stumped
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:31 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 4117
Trade Rating: +25
Location: No Man's Land
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I just took an old extension bar and a lump hammer to mine when they need to come off and after a few even hits around the spigot they just came off.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:34 am |
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Joined: Dec 16, 2010 Posts: 1315
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Location: Ips
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That's the problem with aluminium spacers the corrode to the alloy wheel ! I would try the Hitting the screw driver from behind the spacer coming though the wheel holes
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:45 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5348
Trade Rating: +33
Location: Kings Lynn
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We have tried with a screw driver it won't budge :/ so we're gunna take it down the place we get our wheels from ask them if they can remove it 
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spike_202 wrote: |
My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 6:48 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 3978
Trade Rating: +8
Location: Leeds / West Midlands
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this happened to me so we put big fat bolt through one of the holes and hit it with a big hammer and after a few taps they came off, oh and loads of WD
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:27 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 1730
Trade Rating: +9
Location: Northants
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Shame the hubs dont have studs as i'd sit the spacer on that and knock the wheel off it.
Basically what Jord said, but easier
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 7:37 am |
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Joined: Feb 08, 2010 Posts: 10151
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00budham00 wrote: |
That's the problem with aluminium spacers the corrode to the alloy wheel ! I would try the Hitting the screw driver from behind the spacer coming though the wheel holes |
never happen on mine and as a rule of thumb is your should grease the hubs surface before you put the wheels on.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:09 am |
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Joined: Jun 19, 2010 Posts: 1600
Trade Rating: +4
Location: South Bucks
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Seabook wrote: |
00budham00 wrote: |
That's the problem with aluminium spacers the corrode to the alloy wheel ! I would try the Hitting the screw driver from behind the spacer coming though the wheel holes |
never happen on mine and as a rule of thumb is your should grease the hubs surface before you put the wheels on. |
Copperslip is better ... copes with high temps which you get next to the brakes.
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 8:16 am |
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Joined: Sep 12, 2010 Posts: 1912
Trade Rating: +4
Location: Manchester
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Got a puller?
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 10:26 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 5348
Trade Rating: +33
Location: Kings Lynn
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Sorted now, thanks guys 
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spike_202 wrote: |
My Powerflow is quite loud but then again it's on ITBs and has a decat. |
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:40 am |
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Joined: Sep 12, 2010 Posts: 1912
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Location: Manchester
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How did you do it in the end?
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 11:52 am |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 13077
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Location: England
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Seabook wrote: |
00budham00 wrote: |
That's the problem with aluminium spacers the corrode to the alloy wheel ! I would try the Hitting the screw driver from behind the spacer coming though the wheel holes |
never happen on mine and as a rule of thumb is your should grease the hubs surface before you put the wheels on. |

Copper grease or white lithium.
Always put it on the back of wheels too 
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:00 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 2800
Trade Rating: +34
Location: Worthing
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The place we get all our tyres from, one of the took a hammer to it, but now it's bent flat on one side now. But it's off from my wheel as i was swopping the 20mm spacers for 10mm spacers to stop the scrubbing on the rear.

I have them all copper greased up now 
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Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 12:01 pm |
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Joined: Feb 07, 2010 Posts: 3948
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Location: A Track near you ;)
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Lee wrote: |
Seabook wrote: |
00budham00 wrote: |
That's the problem with aluminium spacers the corrode to the alloy wheel ! I would try the Hitting the screw driver from behind the spacer coming though the wheel holes |
never happen on mine and as a rule of thumb is your should grease the hubs surface before you put the wheels on. |

Copper grease or white lithium.
Always put it on the back of wheels too  |

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