Had to sledgehammer the flat tire/rim off the hub, it had rusted on so hard -- which is strange, bec the tires had been rotated a month or two ago.
I've had to kick rims off hubs before, but never sledgehammer it off -- and I'm not talking taps, I'm talking full swings. I almost gave up!! The wood I used to protect the rim edge was destroyed. Had this flat occurred anywhere but right outside my shop, it woulda needed towing. It was a full 1/2 hour workout -- I needed a nappypoo afterwards.
Should I grease the rim/hub contact area? A number of people have told me not to. Heat issues? A high-temp grease? Maybe fabricate some kind of shim? Alum? Nylon?
How about greasing lug nuts? I need to use a pipe on the lug wrench, and sometimes I think the stud is going to break off with the g-d nut. Mebbe anti-seize compound, or loctite?