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Old 12-18-23 | 02:16 AM
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Bikes: Heavy, with friction shifters

Originally Posted by zandoval
After letting the PB Blaster sit a few days if it still won't budge then try freezing before heat. I have had much better luck freezing then with heat. Try some "CRC Freez Off". If you can't get a can easy then use a can of Dust Off used for air blasting computer key boards. They usually have Triflorethane in them. Just hold the can upside down and spray your parts.
Freeze and heat cycle might help loosen stuff.

However, right before trying to unscrew, it is important to consider the materials.
I presume that the hub is made of aluminium, and the bolts are made of steel.
So, if you heat it up, aluminium will expand faster and more than steel.
If you cool it, you get the opposite effect - so it might make things worse, more difficult.

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