Wheel will not come off !?!
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Racer
Joined: Oct 2007
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From: Chapel Hill NC
Wheel will not come off !?!
So, is my wheel rusted to the rotor... or is there something I am missing?
If rusted... what suggestions do you have in removing the wheel? The other three came off with no issues.
Lug nuts removed - but the aluminum wheel is frozen in place.
If rusted... what suggestions do you have in removing the wheel? The other three came off with no issues.
Lug nuts removed - but the aluminum wheel is frozen in place.
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2006
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From: Boca Raton Florida
Its likely just stuck. Sit on the floor next to the wheen and use the bottom of your foot to kick the shyte out of the wheel on one side, then the other, it will pop loose
this assumes you have it safely on a jack/stands
this assumes you have it safely on a jack/stands
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2003
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From: Upland Ca
If kicking the tire does not work you could put back on the lug nuts almost all the way on. A few threads out. Then roll the car in the garage or on the driveway, just enough to jar the wheel loss.
Race Director
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From: Who says "Nothing is impossible" ? I've been doing nothing for years.
One guy a few years back said he drove his Vette a few miles with no lug nuts, he didn't realize until he got back home. They can get welded on their pretty good 
Melting Slicks
Joined: May 2005
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From: Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin
I always put anti-seize on the mounting face of aluminum wheels mounted to steel rotors. This makes them much easier to get off if they are on for a few years. Ive had to take sledge hammers to get some wheels off, but I don't advise that.
Race Director
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From: Dayton, Ohio
I usually just pop the center cap and use my torpedo garage heater to free it up.
Burning Brakes
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From: New Carlisle IN
I use a dead blow hammer and hit the rim on the back side. My problem usualy is one hub is a little bit larger than the others and the wheel will stick to that. It's even harder to get my adapters off when they have been on there awhile since it doesn't stick down below the brake rotor. It usually involves big flat blade screwdrivers to get it off.
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