Need quick help: Wheel won't come off

[Philly215]

I'm in the middle of nowhere right now with a flat. Got the car jacked up with the lug nuts off but wheel won't budge. I sprayed all the contact points with wd-40, put the lug nuts on loosely, lowered the car, and drove back and forth a few feet trying to break the wheel loose but no luck. Any other ideas to get this POS off while I wait for someone to pick me up?


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[sullie]

Have you tried a heavy duty rubber mallet?

[Run L1ke H3LL]

Sit on your butt in front of the wheel and kick it with both feet

[deepspeed12]

Sit on your butt in front of the wheel and kick it with both feet

This, also try kicking the bottom of the wheel towards the car. I had a wheel that was stuck on a few months ago and it was the only way to get it off. Just be careful that you aren't rocking the car off of the jack. Good luck!

[eatpiealot]

Also try switching between kicking top and bottom, or front and rear of the tire... shake it up!

[pknopp]

Yep, it just needs a good jolt. You do want to be very careful doing this though on the side of the road with a car jacked up.

[vdubspeed]

Sit on your butt in front of the wheel and kick it with both feet

Another vote for this.

Don't use a mallet unless you REALLY trust your aim. I'd hate to see you smash a fender or dent a lip.

Bent there...dent that.

[Live-Wire]

When you get the wheel off (it will come off, it's just corroded to the hub), clean the surfaces up very thoroughly (might need a wire wheel attachment on a drill) and apply a very light coating of anti-seize to the hub. It will save you the trouble of going thru this again. You can also apply a small amount to the wheel bolts themselves. And no it does not help them fall out later on... it just stops them from seizing, and by lubricating them you actually get a more accurate torque/contact pressure where it should be - not just due to tightness in the threads. Been using anti-seize since I was a kid, helping out my dad with wheel changes - and the wheel nuts/bolts were as tight as we put them on.

[McBanagon]

Can't believe we're seven posts in and this hasn't come up yet.



Seriously. Kick it like they said earlier.

[Philly215]

Got it off. Thanks for the tips. Had to have a coworker come out with a hammer and beat it off. Dented the **** outta my rim though but not the edge or anything.


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[jmj]

Ha ha! I remember that thread.

[ForVWLife]

Another vote for this.

Don't use a mallet unless you REALLY trust your aim. I'd hate to see you smash a fender or dent a lip.

Bent there...dent that.

how would you hit the fender when you should be hitting the back of the wheel to get it off the hub?

[showtime212]

exactly

[phill0046]

how would you hit the fender when you should be hitting the back of the wheel to get it off the hub?

Unless it was on a lift i sure as **** wouldnt hit the inside of the wheel.

You hit the outside edges to loosen it fom the hub

Yeah, widowmaker on the side of the road, no getting under that

[cityjohn]

Got it off; that's good.

Funny how maintenance schedules specify small things like how often to lubricate the fuel-door hinge, but never address this. Why not say as part of the intermediate service all wheels get removed?

[boner]

next time that happens, loosen the lugs a couple of threads and drive slowly while swerving. after a few hard turns, you'll hear a loud clunk. your wheel will be free.

that said, not sure how well that works on a flat, which is what I assume you had.

[thegoodson]

Got it off; that's good.

Funny how maintenance schedules specify small things like how often to lubricate the fuel-door hinge, but never address this. Why not say as part of the intermediate service all wheels get removed?

Tire rotation. And apply some antiseize to the hub pilot only once the wheel is off. Do NOT put any on the fasteners, as this can allow overtightening, and stretched or broken studs or lugs.

[Tiero]

next time that happens, loosen the lugs a couple of threads and drive slowly while swerving. after a few hard turns, you'll hear a loud clunk. your wheel will be free.

that said, not sure how well that works on a flat, which is what I assume you had.

wat

[thegoodson]

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