Please confirm direction of knock-offs

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Originally Posted by Al G

Please explain why they would be next to impossible to remove.

Well, only theoretical but I believe if they were tightened to the front, the inertia and centrifugal force on the spinner will tighten the crap out of the spinner under braking as braking force is magnitudes more than acceleration force. I had my spinners on backward (tighten to front) for about 1500 miles. I realized my mistake soon after install but decided to run it and test my theory. Each spinner was wired with an inspection loop and I checked it before each ride to see if the loop stretched. It took two people, a 2x2x4 piece of hickory and a sledge hammer to get each corner off. I split the hickory twice and cut it down twice before all four were off. I use antiseize and about three whacks per tong like the posted video. You can feel and hear if the wheel is seated and then one more whack for good measure. I always have the wheel off the ground unlike the video (like you would in the pits). If you need the wheel on the ground to loosen the spinner, then they were too tight to begin with IMHO.