Removing a stuck wheel--tips???

Cone_Junky wrote: BiggerFH? Hitting it from back side and front side... I like the loose lugs theory, have done similiar in the past. If rolling back and forth doesn't do it, rocking the car side to side might help.

I actually had one so siezed I had to DRIVE the car (albeit slowly) around my parking area to loosen it.

If you don't have an 18 pound tank bar in your toolbox you need a bigger box. In some areas they call them a rockbar. I keep one in my truck for the inevitable zomby apocalypso. Pry or hammer the bar doesn't care, something gives.

i had this exact problem on my truck today..

79 Chevy 3/4 ton 4X4 with stock steel wheels.. the last time the wheels were off was about 2 years ago. my solution- after trying to kick the passenger side wheel off by standing with my back to the truck and hitting it as squarely as i could with the bottom of my foot about 10 times- was to grab a 6X8X3 foot long wood block and throw it at the rim as hard as i could, aiming for the bead area for maximum leverage without having the tire throw the block back at me... the wheel fell right off.. move to driver's side- one throw of the magic block and it fell right off.

physics is fun.

if i had aluminum wheels, i'd use the power steering to do the work for me by placing a similar wood block between the wheel and the frame and turning the wheel against the block.. they pop right off when you do that.

Have you tried a shotgun?

Loosen the lug nuts a few turns. Then roll the car back and forth a few times over a 2x4. That might knock it loose. Have a spotter (wife/girlfriend/beer drinking friend) stand out side and let you know when the wheel cums loose so you dont damage the studs/lug nuts by rolling around on them with the wheel loose.

deutschman wrote: Loosen the lug nuts a few turns. Then roll the car back and forth a few times over a 2x4. That might knock it loose. Have a spotter (wife/girlfriend/beer drinking friend) stand out side and let you know when the wheel cums loose so you dont damage the studs/lug nuts by rolling around on them with the wheel loose.

TMI, dude.

Hahahaha sorry! Did I just make this thread "not work safe?" lol Its been a long day and the dyslexia kicked in.

Bumping this because it came in handy yesterday. I used the jack method described above, as well as the "drive up and down the driveway moving the wheel back and forth and stomping in the brakes method." Everything has been coated so I don't have to do it again!

A couple of tips:

• For the jack method, I used a 4X4 under a 2x4 and that gave me enough height to line everying up. I also used a thin piece of plywood on the end of the 2X4 to make a "T" and spread some of the load on the tire.
• Also for the jack method, have the lugs on a little less than finger tight. When the wheel pops off, it pops off with some serious force.

Thanks to everyone for the tips! The jack tip in particular really helped with the rear wheels...

Over time ive learned to give up with hand and foot attack if it doesnt work on the 2nd or 3rd try. Hate working the rest of the day with sore joints.. Since i work on cars all day.

The loosen lug nuts and drive around the lot thing is usually the fix for me. This seems to come up a lot on inner dually wheels on bigger vehicles, but it works the same on anything.

If my elbow doesn't thwack a tire off, the 10-lb sledge will.

man, you guys are hardcore. I just went out and bought a big bearing puller...

easy money

You sisses obviously never had to get a stuck wire wheel off an MG. Loosen the knockoff, spray your favorite penetrant in there (but WD40 is useless), run the knockoff back on to within 1/4 turn of contact and drive the car slowly in a figure 8. Makes some funky noises, I'm here to tell ya.

I did that to break lose a bad wheel bearing once, Cur. My old Hyundai Excel had a rear one go.. but in such a way I could not get the hub off.. so on went the wheel and I drove it around the block.. everything popped right off

Big copper hammer.