John Kogel Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Our Ford Ranger was getting old so I sold it and bought this Ford Escape from a guy in his 80's who has kept it in a parking garage for 5 years. It is AWD, good on gas and a decent inspect-mobile. Sirius radio is a bonus. [:-party] When I went to put winter rims on it I was a bit chagrined to see how rusty the axle ends are. The factory mags have center caps but they don't seal the hubs in any way. How should I protect the threads? Paint was my 1st thought, might make the nuts hard to remove? Plus it is too cold and wet now. Then grease but it will spray onto the rims, wipe with an oily rag? silcone, never-sieze? Shoe-goop? Has anyone tried liquid tape? Click to Enlarge 68.46 KB Click to Enlarge 69.29 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Katen Posted November 30, 2014 Report Share Posted November 30, 2014 Some good ideas here: http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/show ... p?t=498929 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Dirks Jr Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 For stuff like that, I use Permatex anti seize made for brakes. Thick enough to spread it on with a small brush. It will stay put and keep the threads in good shape. http://www.permatex.com/products-2/prod ... ant-detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 John, I fixed thousands of cars and trucks from 1978 through 2005. If you must, a little grease or antiseize. But seriously, it'll come apart easily at the business end of an Ingersoll Rand 2135... with or without protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 1, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 Thanks, I just don't find rusted threads very attractive or correct. I'll grease them and seek out some little hubcaps. The 50's Chrysler products had rear brake drums on tapered axles with a nut on the end. The trick to getting those drums off was to crack the nuts loose a turn, slip the cotter pins back in, and then go for a drive around the block. If that didn't pop the hubs loose, you went for a longer drive and hit a few potholes. [] But the hub caps fit tight and kept nuts and hubs relatively clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Fabry Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 The 50's Chrysler products had rear brake drums on tapered axles with a nut on the end. The trick to getting those drums off was to crack the nuts loose a turn, slip the cotter pins back in, and then go for a drive around the block. If that didn't pop the hubs loose, you went for a longer drive and hit a few potholes. AMC had the same thing through the seventies. I still have the hub puller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted December 1, 2014 Report Share Posted December 1, 2014 http://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8&node=1 ... u7o9iz0c_b http://www.southwestwheel.com/store/c-8 ... -caps.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 When men were men, hubcaps were hubcaps. Great ideas, Jim. Plumbing stack caps and a mallet. Might fit. Chrome bearing buddy trailer caps? Hmmm. Click to Enlarge 36.41?KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghentjr Posted December 2, 2014 Report Share Posted December 2, 2014 I agree, but if you got a rear tire flat on the way to the prom . . . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kogel Posted December 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2014 When men were men, hubcaps were hubcaps. Great ideas, Jim. Plumbing stack caps and a mallet. Might fit. Chrome bearing buddy trailer caps? Hmmm. Click to Enlarge 36.41?KB I agree, but if you got a rear tire flat on the way to the prom . . . . . Hydraulics and PosiTrac. So you drift along to the prom with one wheel up. Ladder in the trunk, big back seat, ..... yeh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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