SE Front wheels.

[manchesterbeast]

hey people

has anyone taken the wheel off the knuckle yet? is it possible to do it without breaking it?

the thing is, one of my front wheels doesnt spin very good and it slows my car down. i figure its clogged with carpet fibers and stuff.

[k_manNZ]

yup , since it's friction fitted you loose a bit of plastic each time you do it.
Probably no more than twice.

You will have to strip it right down before you do it.

[adamace]

You gotta be careful with the suspension springs. they might fly out into your face or somethin...(ouch..)

[damootch]

has anyone taken the wheel off the knuckle yet? is it possible to do it without breaking it?

Just like k_manNZ said.......


It is possible to remove the axle from the knuckle on the older SEs without damaging it. (1st and 2nd generation, I believe) Unfortunately, you can only do this only once or twice because the axles are friction fitted to the plastic knuckle. This means everytime you take it off or put it back together a little of the material is removed and the hole the axle fits into gets too large to hold the axle.

I read somewhere it isn't possible to remove the axle from the 3rd generation SEs. IE: Viper, GT, Mach 1, Corvette

Before you pull the whole thing apart: see if you can get some of the debris out with an x-acto knife and some needle tip tweezers. If you work at it for awhile you should be able to work free a lot of the hairs and fuzz tangled between the knuckle and the wheel.

I hope this helps......

[adamace]

Originally posted by damootch
...."I read somewhere it isn't possible to remove the axle from the 3rd generation SEs. IE: Viper, GT, Mach 1, Corvette...."

Ya, i made the mistake of openin up my mach 1 tryin to take the stuff out of da wheels, i tried and tried to open em up, but just bent em..... so i replaced them with older model se front wheels.. they fit fine.

The only bad thing is, ~i lost the front springs~.. so now the front of it is "lowered"......

[damootch]

The only bad thing is, ~i lost the front springs~.. so now the front of it is "lowered"

I had the same problem with one of my SEs. I had a spare wire about the same size as the post the sping sits over. I cut a small piece of insulation and fit it in place. I cut it smaller so there would still be a little play in the assembly. It obviously made the front end stiffer, but hey, worked in a pinch kept the wheels from rubbing on the body every time I turned.

[adamace]

Originally posted by damootch
I had the same problem with one of my SEs. I had a spare wire about the same size as the post the sping sits over. I cut a small piece of insulation and fit it in place. I cut it smaller so there would still be a little play in the assembly. It obviously made the front end stiffer, but hey, worked in a pinch kept the wheels from rubbing on the body every time I turned.

GOOD IDEA!!! now i can use bodies other than my ram and silverado......
what i did on an old savanna was fill part of the hole that the front wheel sits in with super glue....

[damootch]

what i did on an old savanna was fill part of the hole that the front wheel sits in with super glue.

I thought of the superglue idea too. I figured at least with the wire insulation there would be a little of the 'shock effect'.

GOOD IDEA!!! now i can use bodies other than my ram and silverado......

we have these forums to thank for the idea.