tegwin
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 02:51 PM |
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OT..Tintop wheels coroded inplace
SLightly off toppic...
I bought a second hand car a week ago....Decided I wanted to fit mudflaps to it to protect the bodywork....
Jacked the car up..whipped out the wheel bolts....but I cant for the life of me get the wheel off...
I tried tugging it, hitting it but its likley to fall off the jack than actually get the wheel off...
Im guessing there is corrosion between the alloy and the hub which is normal, but I have never seen it so bad that the wheel simply refuses to come
off...
Is there any way of "pulling" the wheel off without damaging anything?
[Edited on 8/7/07 by tegwin]
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Peteff
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 02:54 PM |
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Put the studs back in.
Don't tighten them up fully and then drive it slowly and turn side to side.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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tegwin
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 02:54 PM |
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 Sounds a bit dangerous...lol
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Agriv8
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 02:56 PM |
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Not aproved way - slacken the nuts 1/4 of a turn and drive SLOWLY arround the block.
Regards
Agriv8
Taller than your average Guy !
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bigrich
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 03:01 PM |
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we get this all the time at work. jack up and support the car remove 3 wheel nuts and half remove the fourth then with a large rubber mallet or hammer
and a wooden block knock them off from the back turning the wheel a little after every strike
wire brush or emery clean the hubs after removal then smear with a little coppa slip before refitting.
its usually caused by disimilar metals corroding together and by dealers not removing wheels when servicing.
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stevec
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 03:01 PM |
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As Agriv8 above but get SWMBO to drive it round the block.
Steve
[Edited on 8/7/07 by stevec]
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12a RX-7
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 03:02 PM |
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loosen wheel nuts, jack the car up, put in on axle stands (important!!) remove the jack remove the wheel nuts and give the tyre a good hard kick
alternately either side then turn though 90 degree's or so and repeat. They can be a pain sometimes, refit with copper grease on the faces.
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britishtrident
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 03:42 PM |
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Slacken the wheel nuts 1 to 2 turn drive forward 2 yards slam the brakes on --- repeat in but reverse --- repeat in 1st
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― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 8/7/07 at 04:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by tegwin
Sounds a bit dangerous...lol
Not as dangerous as trying to get if off whilst on the jack!
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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