NEWRX-74ME

I took all 5 lug nuts off and the wheel will still not come off, i thought there might be something under the center cap but no, any ideas?

Thanks
~Capt

user 84205

KICK IT HAHAHA

Lost Time

You should probably jack it up first.

Lost Time

Seriously, there is nothing else to hold the wheel on. Grab it on both sides and walk it off.

NEWRX-74ME

the car is up, i have take a small mallet and beatin it and nothing, how hard should i need to hit it?

user 84205

Tuff call dog...MAYBE the wheels melted hahaha... If the kick doesnt work...go for a drive like that.. NO JUST KIDDING... Hey lower the car till the wheel hits the ground put some pressure on it, and raise it back up, becarful though dog......

Want2race

just use force... It will come off!

jboncher

get out a bfh and hit the thing on the rim from the back side. perferably a plastic or rubber one

NEWRX-74ME

Well i finally got them off, went on the underside of the car and started kicking the **** of of them and they came off. Well thanks for you help guys

~Capt

neo_omega

kick the tires under the car!!!!!!!!!!!!! you want to kill yourself?

djantlive

Yeah, those grease monkeys tighten the nuts too much. It's often impossible to get the nut loose with the stock wrench. I had to get a longer wrench before the nuts got loose. I had a little hard time getting the wheels off when I was doing my brakes too. Lowering the car a little w/ some pressure on the wheel and nuts off seem to help. Kicking also helps but just dont' mess up the wheel studs.

Never ever get under the car unless you've got it on a lift or jackstands.

NEWRX-74ME

I have jackstands, one on each side diagnally from each other with the car at a balance....jk, have 4

user 84205

hahaha cool you made it!!!!! whoa that was close, I thought maybe we lost ya...

maxcooper

Put anti-seize compound on the back surface of the wheel that mates to the rotor to prevent this from happening again. This is a fairly common problem, and the anti-seize is the solution once you get them off the first time.

-Max

neo_omega

Even on jackstands, the car may still fall on you. For your own good, don't do it again. It's really suck when you got a RX-7 and don't have a chance to drive it coz the car fall on you.

ZoomZoom

iTrader: (2)

When I got my wheels powedecoated they did inside the centerbore fo the wheels and it made the centerbore slightly smaller so when I put the wheels back on the fit onto the hub was much tighter. When I tried to take the wheels off a few days later it was like they were welded on! I had to kick the hell out of them to get them lose. I think sometimes corrosion will also cause this problem. Clean out the rub orafice of any corrision or debris and in My case I had to chip out the powdercoat.

Zoomspeed

I've had this problem too. Good old ninja kick always gets them off.

nocab72

Me too! when I took the stock wheels off. Just gave them a few solid kicks on the rubber and they broke loose.

NEWRX-74ME
Did you get some new wheels? Where are the pics?

K