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Lubricating Wheel hubs



Further to Gary Bossert's posting in response to a recent warning not to
use lubricants on the wheel mountings:

>Subject: Lubricating Wheel hubs
>
>Lubricating the wheel hub will not cause any damage to your car.  You
>may even be able to pull the wheel off when you are on the side of the
etc.

FWIW, the BMW factory repair manual *specifies* the use of antiseize
compound on the wheel hubs and lug nuts for precisely this reason.


>Gary Bossert
>Looking for '90-'91 ix 5speed 4 door, low miles preffered

And I know why!!  ;)

Paul Reitz
BMWCCA #1167  ('91 iX 5 speed 4 door 60k miles not for sale)