I took off all the bolts but it won't budge, I figure something's behind the center cap but I can't figure out how to get behind it. Sorry if this is a repeat thread I'm just in a bit of a rush, any help is at all appreciated

 

kick it, hit it with a rubber hammer, get under the car and kick it outwards... its just rusted on from time, there is nothing but 5 lug nuts holding the wheels on

 

pull really hard. they most likey just stuck there

 

ok thanks!

 

nothing is behind the center cap. you might just need to bang one side of the tire to loosen it from the wheel threads.

 

just make sure when you are banging that you don't knock the car off the jack.

 

its called common sense...... USE IT!

 

Come on man, you know having common sense is a gift no days

 

 

if your going to kick the **** out of it....you might want to leave one lug nut on a turn or 2 ...

brad

 

dont pull... you'll just pull a muscle.

and yeah like what prelude says leave a lug nut on there like 2 or 3 threads so if you're hitting from behind or if the car is high on a lift or something the wheel doesnt wobble off and fall on something that can damage that pretty aluminum wheel.

 

or get you gf to do it.

 

this is my fave thing to do to... and one of the few times it is reasonable to do it... hit things with stuff in this case hit your tire with something... i vote rubber mallet

 

you need what I like to call a "BFH", and is quite possibly one of the most usefull tools in one's tool box. The Big F***** Hammer.

 

like a member mentioned above, put a lug on with a turn of 2. Then, i would just use the my heel to kick the top of the tire, it should come right off =).

 

If you don't want to use a hammer to beat on it, another way to do it would be to loosen up all the lug nuts, but don't remove them. Then roll the car back and forth a few feet in the garage, it should break it loose. I've never had one stick more than a good heel kick into the side of the tire though.

 

Take it to a REAL mechanic.

 

take out the bolts and lower the car down so tire will touch the ground. this should put enough weight to break wheel loose. do not bring down the jack all the way, just enough to put some load.

 

^ bad idea.....thats to dangerous.....just man up and kick the damn thing...
also put some grease or brake lube on the mounting surface...so you dont have to make a thread like this....

brad

 

LOL. I thought Ohio was the only place that had BFH's.

You could spray some penetrating oil or break free where the wheel bolts up. Let it set for a bit, then use the BFH.

 

Learn from experience?

Use some pb blaster. This stuff works wonders.

 

Kick it or use a rubber hammer. Simple as that. Buy PB blaster, lightly cover all 5 studs with PB and soak the lug nut's threads in it. Then the next time you go to do remove your wheels they will slide off.

 

This is a pretty big thread considering two words in a single post could solve the problem.....

Kick It.

 

HAHA.LOL..just what i was thinking as i was reading down everyones response..hahaha

 

if our cars didn't need fixing so much we'd post less and drive more, anyway on to page 2 or 3 of this thread

to the op, its time to rebuild your wheel