Please confirm direction of knock-offs

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by KevinW

can I also ask -

should you put copper slip or similar on the backs of the wheels to aid removal or not?

at work here the guys tell me that the friction on the back face of the wheels against the hub is the primary driving force, and the pins are purely to locate the wheels in the correct place on the hub.

but I have seen posts where folk state that if you dnt add some grease or similar, then the wheel(rim) can rust on making it a SoB to remove.

Yes - the pins transfer rotational force but the spinner applies the clamping force that keeps the wheel on the hub.

[ViperGuy]

I got the lead hammer today- FROM THIS SELLER and had my the spinners off within 10 minutes. I'll be taking them up to the tire shop to get the Billboards mounted tomorrow. I'll start a new thread with pics after they are mounted. Thanks for the tips guys!

[ERA Chas]

Originally Posted by ViperGuy

I got the lead hammer today- FROM THIS SELLER and had my the spinners off within 10 minutes.

Send it back. 14 pounds is WAY too heavy for this usage. A 6 pound is more than adequate and what virtually everyone uses.
You don't want to bash that much torque into them and if you miss with14 pounds, you'll crap the rim. Learn the feel of tight with no further movement (wheel down) and stop there.

[DanEC]

Originally Posted by ERA Chas

Send it back. 14 pounds is WAY too heavy for this usage. A 6 pound is more than adequate and what virtually everyone uses.
You don't want to bash that much torque into them and if you miss with14 pounds, you'll crap the rim. Learn the feel of tight with no further movement (wheel down) and stop there.

Surely that isn't correct. It looks like the 5 to 6 lb hammers I have from the picture.

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by DanEC

Surely that isn't correct. It looks like the 5 to 6 lb hammers I have from the picture.

I know that hammer -- it's a monster built by the Cook Hammer Company. That's model 123 and you can check the specs right off their web site: Cook Hammer Company It is indeed over ten pounds and over two feet long.

[ViperGuy]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I know that hammer -- it's a monster built by the Cook Hammer Company. That's model 123 and you can check the specs right off their web site: Cook Hammer Company It is indeed over ten pounds and over two feet long.

It is indeed pretty heavy, my arm was burning while using it. But it worked great, I finally got them off and got my Billboards installed.