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I tried all of the tips in Eric’s video about getting stuck wheels off… except the one about driving around with loose nuts, that one seems dangerous.
I still can’t get this rim off. Kicking it, whacking the tire from the back with something heavy… nothing. It’s a steel rim that’s a bit rusted. Picture included. Also, nuts were overtorqued on the rim, I had to use 4 feet of pipe to get them off.
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You don’t have to drive on them for any great distance. Just loosen back the lug nuts 2 or 3 turns, lower the car, drive forward about 10 feet and hit the brakes hard, do it again in reverse… do that 3 to 5 times then, attempt to remove the wheel normally…
If you don’t want to do that and it is a front wheel, put on the lug nuts loosely, lower vehicle to the ground (not all the way though) just enough to get weight on it then turn the steering wheel to pop it loose.
If in the back, try more lubricants and beatings… Also don’t neglect the hub area when applying a lubricant. .
But whatever you do, don’t apply heat to a rim with a tire on it. …
Karl
Place the jack so the wheel you wish to remove is just off of the pavement. Slide a long 2×4 under the car form the opposite side (or heavier timber if a larger vehicle, in other words, a long board with some weight to it) and give the tire a whack by sliding the board along the pavement. It may go flying so don’t have the spouse’s new ride parked next to it.
Ok, I tried the suggestion with lowering the jack. Didn’t work. I even tried putting it all the way down and driving back and forth super slow and turning the wheel. Nothing.
Anything else?
If I took it to a shop would they have anything that would help get it off?
Try driving it back and forth about 10 feet each time and hit the brakes hard. Do that 3 to 5 times. Just ensure you have the lugs on them backed off 2 to 3 turns from tightened… then try to remove the wheel…
That is what a garage will try to do…
Karl
Ok, I tried that a few times, heard a popping, thought that was the rim and jumped out and put the car back up. Still stuck on. I’m so frustrated right now I’m giving up for the day, but if there’s any magic trick someone knows I’d love to hear it.
I know you’re not supposed to do this, but could you wrap the end of a pry bar in cloth, slip it through the holes of the rim and use the rotor to leverage the rim off the hub. I know you could risk gouging the rotor, but I’m not sure what else to do at this point.
I would continue to drive, use brakes and keep on doing that a few more times.. All you are doing is using the force of the car to try to spin the wheel on the hub and studs just a fraction of an inch to break the bond…
Possibly more speed is necessary, but only do what you feel is safe…
Karl
[quote=”Feasle” post=115431]Ok, I tried that a few times, heard a popping, thought that was the rim and jumped out and put the car back up. Still stuck on. I’m so frustrated right now I’m giving up for the day, but if there’s any magic trick someone knows I’d love to hear it.
I know you’re not supposed to do this, but could you wrap the end of a pry bar in cloth, slip it through the holes of the rim and use the rotor to leverage the rim off the hub. I know you could risk gouging the rotor, but I’m not sure what else to do at this point.[/quote]
Before you quit for the day Feasle, try soaking the area between the wheel studs, and the hub. With some kind of penetrating oil. Spray WD40 or similar, all up in under the studs. Do not get it on anything else, as much as is possible.
Overnight is where this kind of stuff really works its best.
Tomorrow, use the tricks that others have suggested.
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