Aluminum Rims On My Super Duty

[Pro-8250]

I have aluminum rims on my 2003 F-250. At times it takes a lot of effort to remove the tire because the rim sticks to the rotor. What I am going to do now is apply anti seize to the back side of the rim that goes up against the rotor.
Anyone have any input? Will this help?

 

[SRXSRULE]

We do it all the time, Just try and clean up the corrosion the best you can first. Works like a charm. Eric

 

[NDFARMER95]

Yea don't see why that wont work. Otherwise just kick like, well you know what.

P.S. this is irrelevant, but never, ever, ever, use anti-seize on a splined shaft.

 

[NorthMNSledder]

Yea don't see why that wont work. Otherwise just kick like, well you know what.

P.S. this is irrelevant, but never, ever, ever, use anti-seize on a splined shaft.

Like on a tractor PTO Shaft or what do you mean?



As far as anti-seize we have been doing that for years. Works great.

 

[Trax 2 Treadz]

X2 on lots of anti-seize on the back side of the aluminum rim will make life much easier when trying to get them off.

 

[Goinboardin]

Yep use a scotch brite pad on an air grinder to remove corrosion, then paint on anti seize. One of the first things I did to my 96' F150 when I bought it in 04' and to this day never had an issue with the wheel stuck on the hubs.

 

[Coldfinger]

Yea don't see why that wont work. Otherwise just kick like, well you know what.

P.S. this is irrelevant, but never, ever, ever, use anti-seize on a splined shaft.

Curious minds would like to know more about the splined shaft statement.

 

[NDFARMER95]

Any splined shaft, but PTO especially. Anti-seize has copper and aluminum in it. Obviously not large particles in there, but enough to matter. All shafts will have a miniscule amt of play, so when you at anti-seize to that, it will act like sand paper and wear out the splines. Hence making slop, rough splines, and lots of vibration.

 

[Pro-8250]

Hey thanks everyone! This got me thinking today. Why don't they have a hard, thin plastic gasket between the rim and the rotor?

Anyway, I think all of the answers above apply to snowmobile trailers even more. Years ago I did find out the hard way that not putting anti-seize on my lug nut studs was a huge mistake on a trailer I had in the past.