R55 Can't get wheels off
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There's a bunch of good advice above. One thing to be sure of is that you're clear of the car when beating the hell out of it: you don't want it falling on your legs! Always be careful when laying a beating on something.
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Can also try this:
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Neutral
Joined: Nov 2013
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Can also try this:
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Mike
Last edited by UH60Hwkdrvr; Nov 28, 2013 at 09:24 PM.
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If you can kick your car off of jack stands you must have some insane legs or your car isn't supported properly. Very unlikely it's the former
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Well I finally got around to rotating the tires. I picked up a good spray penetrating lube and sprayed the area between the wheel and disc well, let sit for 6 hours. Two wheels came off without much trouble the other two still would not move so I put the lugs back in but left them loose two turns, drove the car back and forth a few times hitting the brakes hard. Both wheels came off but were still very tight. All 4 wheels had a lot of rust around the hubs. I lobbed everything with white lithium grease and put the tires back on. Should be go to go for the next rotation.
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