Removal Tips for Stuck Wheels!

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

My son's Auto teacher suggested that to remove a stuck wheel you
remove all the bolts lower the car and roll it carefully to break it
loose.  I would add rocking the car side to side to loosen it.

I had one that was stuck and used a rubber mallet hitting (really
hard) it in various postions after about 15-20 minutes it came off.  I
now lather all wheels with Anti-sieze before mounting.

HTH


On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 20:38:26 -0500 (EST), C Boyko
<roccit_53@scirocco.cs.uoguelph.ca> wrote:
> I soaked mine with penetrant for a few days running, then used the
> spinning/ baseball bat method. It was totally frustrating, but eventually
> the sucker did pop off. Heat will likely cook your bearings before it'll
> do anything towards removing the wheel. A dead blow hammer was another
> suggestion, (alternating side to side) I even seem to recall a "drop the
> car on it" suggestion. If it's a  parts car, it can't hurt anything.
> 
> I'm a big fan of anti sieze on the hub now. The offender in my life
> yielded easily this weekend, when the snows got put on.
> 
> GL, and go get really ticked off with something, find some big wood, and
> have at it.
> 
> Cathy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> > On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:09:56 -0500, Rick Kellner <rfkellner@snet.net>
> > wrote:
> >> Does anyone have any tips on removing a stuck wheel?  I have a parts car
> >> with an alloy wheel(s) stuck on the hub.  I have one refusing to come
> >> off the front and one on the back; so we are dealing with discs and
> >> drums.
> >> Thanks, Rick.
> >
> >
> >
> > Hands down the best stuck wheel removal tool I've used is a 4"x4" hunk
> > of wood I use for my engine brace/removal tool.  Just spin the wheel
> > and wind up and hit the inside of the phucker HARD and repeat until it
> > comes off (helps if you keep the wheel spinning so you hit it in
> > different spots (if you're really good you can time it so you hit
> > opposite ends of the wheel each time).  Sometimes all it takes is one
> > good whack.  Get that aggression out and take some wood to it!!!  :)
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Mark.
> > 75
> > 80 S
> > 81 Caddy
> > 90 Audi Coupe Quattro - 10vt
> >
> 
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 1.8 16V Black Scirocco
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (under repair)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
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