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Old May 9, 2004 | 11:30 PM
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Is this thread a joke? If you are having this much trouble and need to post just to take your tire off, maybe letting professionals fix the car from now on is a better idea.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 05:56 AM
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Um, I already got my wheel off , so there is no need to keep replying.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 07:57 AM
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then a nice "ITS FIXED" Reply would of worked, we arent mind readers. we didnt know your **** was fixed.....
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Old May 10, 2004 | 08:21 AM
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he posted about 12 replies ago that he got the wheel off. i just don't think any1 reads the whole thread.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 08:31 AM
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Alright ya'll, I got my wheels of by using wd 40 and kicking. I think angryblacks idea is a bit extreme, hahaha. Thanks for the help .


D'oh... i actually read the thread.. i guess i missed it. muh bad!
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Old May 10, 2004 | 10:09 AM
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Old May 10, 2004 | 01:09 PM
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[sarcasm, do not really do this well unless you want to buy new rims]

I've always found a Sawzall perfect for removing stuck anything, just cut the rim/tire in half and then you can pry from the middle. It should be easy to pop it loose then. They're not too expensive either and think of all the other uses, add a sunroof in minutes! Carve those fenders up for better wheel clearance!

http://www.northwestpowertools.com/recip/652121.htm

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On a serious note, rubber mallet and WD-40 or other lubricant you'd use to remove a rusted bolt is the best solution.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 01:16 PM
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stuck wheel

This reminds me of the "mechanics" at Sears trying to get the rear wheel off my Chevy truck. They beat the shxt out of the wheel with sledge hammers front and back side and spun the tires back and front (while in the garage!) and tried heating with a torch, soaking in WD-40 and wasted an hour of my time. I finally told them to put my new tire on the spare and *I* would get the wheel off. When I got home, I threaded two 3/4 inch bolts in the spare holes in the steel wheel, turned them in like a reverse wheel puller (wheel pusher?) and popped the wheel off in about 30 seconds time. Unfortunately, the FD wheel does not have the extra threaded holes.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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This only happened once, when I had a flat tire in the cold morning rain and I was rushing down the freeway already late for arriving at the airport. I took out the spare and used it to swing and whack at the tire/wheel that would not come off; both from the side and from underneath. Still would not budge, and I was whaling on it.
Probably had not been off the car in eight years, since new.
AAA aid car came and finally got it to move with a sledge hammer from the inside side. (Yes the lug nuts were still loosely on the studs, so the wheel did not roll off down the freeway...)

Wisdom: remove and remount your wheels maybe once a year. Whenever the wheels are off, put a small amount of ?silicon? grease around the axle hub to prevent corrosion. Do this when it is warm, not raining, you are off the freeway, and you are not late for a flight.
A little dab will do you.
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Old May 10, 2004 | 05:49 PM
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Originally posted by blacksupra94
Alright ya'll, I got my wheels of by using wd 40 and kicking. I think angryblacks idea is a bit extreme, hahaha. Thanks for the help .
psst....i think he got his wheels off a while ago
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Old May 10, 2004 | 08:08 PM
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Originally posted by esebueno
psst....i think he got his wheels off a while ago



lol j/k!
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