Best way to remove hubcentric rings?

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Oct 22, 2004 | 06:34 PM

YeLLoWs2knVA

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Best way to remove hubcentric rings?

Is there any easy apprach?

Or is WD-40, a screwdriver and hammer the only way to go, god...?

Oct 23, 2004 | 02:16 AM

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If you can get them off the 1st time with a screw driver, try applying some anti-sieze to the mating surface before putting them back on. You should post this in the Tire and Wheel Forum.

Oct 23, 2004 | 08:03 AM

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Just curious, why do you want to remove them?

Oct 23, 2004 | 08:06 AM

YeLLoWs2knVA

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Got them off thanks.

I need them off to put my stocks back on.

Oct 23, 2004 | 06:19 PM

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oh, I thought you were trying to get them off the wheels

Oct 23, 2004 | 06:36 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by YeLLoWs2knVA,Oct 22 2004, 06:34 PM

Is there any easy approach?

Heat the rings up a bit with a propane torch. Not anything near red, just a few hundred degrees.

Try not to heat the hubs too much. What counts is the temperature difference between the hub and ring.