I woke up this morning, on my day off, to find a flat. I jacked up the L, removed the lug nuts, but the wheel still wont come off. Whats the secret?

Thanks
Keith

 

Just give it a few good kicks....If it has never been off, the rim sometimes sticks to the hub.....

 

Go back in the house, eat a bowl of Wheaties then go back out and PULL. The aluminum wheels and the metal hubs generate a little chemical reaction that causes the wheels to stick. Hit the outer edges of the tire in several locations and it should free up.I have seen some that required a rubber mallet to knock them loose. Stay on it and you will get it.

Marc

 

I apply some anti-seize to both the wheel stud threads and the back of the wheel(mounting area). I'm surprised that more yankees don't do that too, what with the road salt in the winter???

Dan

 

NJLightning01

I went through the same thing with my front wheels when doing my suspension swap, and I used a rubber mallet and hit the back side of the wheel until it worked loose. The next time I do a rotation I am going to put some anti-seize compound on the rotors and wheel studs.

Laurence

 

never had that happen to me.

 

Thanks for the replies guys, after much abuse we did manage to break the wheel loose. But I couldn't believe how difficult it was. Used a rubber mallet and brute force to knock it loose, glad I was at home at the time.

 

Hope you used jack stands, before you started shakin it.......

PEaCE.............