Removal Tips for Stuck Wheels!

[fahrvegnugen at cox.net (David Utley)]

Perhaps if you would just loosen the bolts so that there was clearance, but
no risk of serious damage?

Just a thought...

David

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Chris
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 8:55 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Removal Tips for Stuck Wheels!

That might work for a car with studs (and lug nuts), but for our cars the
car would collapse onto the wheel/tire when it came loose.  May do more
damage.  Perhaps loosen the lug bolts 1/2 way and roll it.

Chris

At 08:33 PM 11/16/2004 -0600, Don Walter wrote:
>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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