| bentotdagr3at |
since we all drive through the same weather, have you guys had your wheel stuck to the hub? probably from rust.
i'm having a hard time taking my tire off the car as it is stuck to the hub, and i need to check the brakes as they are squeaking. anybody has any pointers?
i tried spraying it with release all lubricant and wd40 and used a mallet and it didn't work.
tried torching it and still it's stuck.
tried loosening the lug nuts and and drove it around the coul de sac and still it's stuck.
i'm almost about to give up... any help is appreciated. |
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| Soulfly |
just hit the tire on opposite sides of the rim repeatidly with your palms..
or.. use a rubber mallet on the rim itself... go back and forth.. It will come off.. :thumbup: |
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| Wookey |
| kick the tire. works every time for me. |
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| ChromeDragon |
| Yep. Make sure it is well braced (not going to fall on your leg), sit on the ground and boot it really hard. |
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| GOT BOOST |
quote:
Originally posted by bentotdagr3at
since we all drive through the same weather, have you guys had your wheel stuck to the hub? probably from rust.
i'm having a hard time taking my tire off the car as it is stuck to the hub, and i need to check the brakes as they are squeaking. anybody has any pointers?
i tried spraying it with release all lubricant and wd40 and used a mallet and it didn't work.
tried torching it and still it's stuck.
tried loosening the lug nuts and and drove it around the coul de sac and still it's stuck.
i'm almost about to give up... any help is appreciated.
Hi bentotdagr3at,
Put one lug back on the wheel. Make sure it is on a few threards, put yourself in a parallel positon to the floor and give the tire a good kick.
The space between the lug nut and tire will provide enough "play" for tire and rim to move when kicked. It will also provide a saftey barrier so the tire will not come flying back at you when dislodged.
Mike |
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| Mobius |
| Also make sure that you clean all the WD-40 off of your brakes before driving the car again. |
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| Flamewerkz |
| You can put some grease between the hub and where it meets the wheel. Not the hub bolts, though, obviously. That way it'll come off easier next time. |
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| NESTLE |
| ive taken off shitloads of wheels. and always run into this. you just kick them off by hitting the tire!! everytime it works |
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| Fazda |
| boot the shit out of it.. it will go.. trust me. |
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| my-rex |
| i really think you could have figured this one out by your self |
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| dtjohnst |
You guys are no fun. Should've told him to call all the autoshops in town and ask if they carry hub deicer or something stupid like that. Mention it's rare, most places will have never heard of it, but that it's the only way.
Such a lack of imagination on these forums. |
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| Fazda |
| lol sorry... that would of be funny. may i also suggest some sort of prying device.. |
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| Soulfly |
| Is there an Echo in here? Or is it just me? |
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| ae1969 |
... start by removing the lug nuts before trying to remove the wheel...
:D |
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| WorkInProgress |
| You guys are all pretty optomistic. My father and I wanted to change the brakes on his 2002 Intrepid, we jacked it up and put it on jack stands and pulled the nuts off the wheels, and no matter what we tried we could not get the wheels off. For those of you who have meet me, I'm about 6'9" @ 275lbs and my father is 6'2" @ 300lbs and we both laid on the groud (one outside the tire, one inside the tire) and kicked with all of our might and could not get the wheels off. |
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| Thegnome |
| Were they steel or aluminum wheels? I guess I could understand if they were steelies. But, worst I've ever had with the aluminum rims was...having to boot it a couple of times. |
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| dtjohnst |
quote:
Originally posted by WorkInProgress
You guys are all pretty optomistic. My father and I wanted to change the brakes on his 2002 Intrepid, we jacked it up and put it on jack stands and pulled the nuts off the wheels, and no matter what we tried we could not get the wheels off. For those of you who have meet me, I'm about 6'9" @ 275lbs and my father is 6'2" @ 300lbs and we both laid on the groud (one outside the tire, one inside the tire) and kicked with all of our might and could not get the wheels off.
And that's when you realized it was time to hit the gym more often? |
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| Godzilla |
| with some trucks i've worked on (mainly F450/550's) the wheel sits around the hub so tight my only options include 18lb sledge hammers and 20tonne bottle jacks mounted on the hub with chains around the spokes. seriously, this stuff gets tough. |
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| JeepGirl |
quote:
Originally posted by WorkInProgress
You guys are all pretty optomistic. My father and I wanted to change the brakes on his 2002 Intrepid, we jacked it up and put it on jack stands and pulled the nuts off the wheels, and no matter what we tried we could not get the wheels off. For those of you who have meet me, I'm about 6'9" @ 275lbs and my father is 6'2" @ 300lbs and we both laid on the groud (one outside the tire, one inside the tire) and kicked with all of our might and could not get the wheels off.
Where the hell is the punchline?!?!?!?
worst post ever!!! like dont bother to tell us what happened or post pics or anything?!?!? WTH?
JK:p |
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| bentotdagr3at |
quote:
Originally posted by Thegnome
Were they steel or aluminum wheels? I guess I could understand if they were steelies. But, worst I've ever had with the aluminum rims was...having to boot it a couple of times.
they are steelies.
already tried hitting the back side with a mallet.
tried kicking it like chuck norris.
torched the contact point, no luck.
drove it around the block with loosen lugs.
tried all these yesterday for 2 frickin hours.
i should try that parallel thing to the ground though, maybe tomorrow or so. sledge hammer might work too. if not i'll bring it to a tire shop and ask them if to rotate the tires for me.
how much is tire rotation normally?
anybody has any hook ups? |
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| bentotdagr3at |
quote:
Originally posted by Godzilla
20tonne bottle jacks mounted on the hub with chains around the spokes. seriously, this stuff gets tough.
interesting... might have to try this.
anybody wanna lend me a 20 ton bottle jack and a chains? |
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| Invalid Zero |
| Take off the lug nuts and jack the car up, get a 4x4 block about 3' long, put it on the rim of the wheel, and smash the other end of the block with a sledge. Problem solved. |
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| Flamewerkz |
| Hell, just f'n whack it with a sledge hammer on the backside of the rim. It'll come off. We get POS duallies all the time with the wheels stuck on like a b!tch. |
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| Biznatcher |
| the way I did it when my wheel got really stuck, is just letting the jack down fast so the wheel hits the ground, but dont let it go down to far or else somthing could break or get damaged and it should loosen up the wheel. Itsa last resort thing I used. |
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| dtjohnst |
MacGuyver it off. All you need is a jack, water and a blow dryer.
Jack up the car, get underneath so you can see the wheel from the backside. Water down where the wheel attaches. Wait till morning. When the water freezes, it'll expand and seperate the wheel from the hub. Next morning go out and get rid of the ice with a blow dryer, problem solved.
Mac used the same trick, only he had to freeze the water with NO2 instead of letting freeze and do the unthawing, to knock a huge boulder on some soldiers who were chasing him and a family. Worked good for him, should work for you too. |
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| stealth |
Worse comes to worse, make sure you do this one wheel at a time...
Jack up the one wheel, tie rope or some other securing device to the rim, then tie the other end to a buddies car, and slowly pull the rim.
Make sure no one is underneath the car. :thumbup:
But best bet is a sledge hammer. |
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| Playa |
quote:
Originally posted by bentotdagr3at
since we all drive through the same weather, have you guys had your wheel stuck to the hub? probably from rust.
i'm having a hard time taking my tire off the car as it is stuck to the hub, and i need to check the brakes as they are squeaking. anybody has any pointers?
i tried spraying it with release all lubricant and wd40 and used a mallet and it didn't work.
tried torching it and still it's stuck.
tried loosening the lug nuts and and drove it around the coul de sac and still it's stuck.
i'm almost about to give up... any help is appreciated.
1) Take your car outside.
2) Deflate tire to make it flat.
3) Call AMA and tell them you have a flat.
4) Ask them to change your tire.
Now you have made your problem someone else's job. |
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| dtjohnst |
quote:
Originally posted by Playa
1) Take your car outside.
2) Deflate tire to make it flat.
3) Call AMA and tell them you have a flat.
4) Ask them to change your tire.
Now you have made your problem someone else's job.
2nd best answer. |
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| Playa |
quote:
Originally posted by dtjohnst
2nd best answer.
Thank you. |
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| stealth |
I got another one here.
If your car is FWD, and the wheel that is stuck is in the rear; just drive it with no lug nuts on, pull the e-brake, and smash into the curb.
You are guaranteed that the wheel will come off, or you will bend a rim.
Post pictures when you are done. ;) |
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| dtjohnst |
quote:
Originally posted by stealth
I got another one here.
If your car is FWD, and the wheel that is stuck is in the rear; just drive it with no lug nuts on, pull the e-brake, and smash into the curb.
You are guaranteed that the wheel will come off, or you will bend a rim.
Post pictures when you are done. ;)
Noooooo. Put a video on youtube like that guy with the new RX8 who curbs it in a busy parking lot. |
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| ozzmodan |
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Originally posted by Godzilla
with some trucks i've worked on (mainly F450/550's) the wheel sits around the hub so tight my only options include 18lb sledge hammers and 20tonne bottle jacks mounted on the hub with chains around the spokes. seriously, this stuff gets tough.
I used to have the same problem with these trucks when they did offroad work. What I did was put the lugnuts on finger tight minus an 1/4 of a turn or so, then drive the car slowly around the block turning the wheels back & forth. I know it sounds kind of dicey, but I've never had a problem & sometimes it's the only way it'll come off. Remember to put grease on the hub when you put it back on.
Kyle |
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| Grant |
quote:
Originally posted by ozzmodan
[BWhat I did was put the lugnuts on finger tight minus an 1/4 of a turn or so, then drive the car slowly around the block turning the wheels back & forth. I know it sounds kind of dicey, but I've never had a problem & sometimes it's the only way it'll come off.[/B]
That's basically what I've heard.
That you just loosen the lugnuts and then do figure-8's or drive in circles and then check it again. |
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