Help! Can't get wheel off!

[hudsterboy]

Hi there.
I ran over a nail, and I have a flat. I want to get the rear wheel off and it won't budge! I've removed all 5 lug nuts, jacked her up off the floor with about 1/2" clearance. This wheel will not move. I've tried pushing it, even hitting it with a rubber mallet. It's like it's glued on! Am I missing something? Is there some secret invisible GTO 6th lug nut?

HELP!!!

[thedak]

Kick it

[TR GTO]

Kick it

That's what I had to do to get the 17"s off. It took a few kicks and then popped loose.

[Lorider680]

Rusted to the hub, use a rubber hammer.
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[axles of evil]

swift kick to the ballsack.... i mean tire. it will come off, may justtake a little muscle and a rubber mallet.

[Hummina]

yep, its just seized on the hub. give a nice kick on the top, then on the bottom. rinse and repeat until it comes off. then put some antiseize on the hub before you put the wheel back on

[hudsterboy]

Man, you sure do have to kick them! Thanks for the good advice. I thought I was going nuts!

[torridgtodave]

kick it, kick it, kick it, kick it, kick it, and of course alternate when you do that LMFAO.

[04blackgmc]

Yep mine were like this too, rubber mallet over and over again..

[LaTechGTO]

think that is hard, try changing the front rotors after beating on that tire for a while. it is the same process but much harder..... spin, hit, spin, hit etc

[Night]

Mine came right off when I had my flat. But I agree with the rubber mallet idea.

[svede1212]

i put a 2 x 6 over the back side and beat on it with a 5# hammer for quite a bit before it come off. i made sure i took all of them off after that and sanded and greased the hubs so it wouldn't do it again.

[axles of evil]

think that is hard, try changing the front rotors after beating on that tire for a while. it is the same process but much harder..... spin, hit, spin, hit etc

great, i cant wait for that one ...

[1HOTGTO]

Mine were stuck when I changed my strut bushings. The fit of the wheels are a lot tighter than any other cars I've dealt with. As everyone else said...KICK IT!!!!

[holler]

once you get the wheel off then wire brush/sand paper the hell out of the ring and contact points on the rotor to take the surface rust off. you can lube it slightly too, but a good sanding is suffucient if you take your wheels off bi yearly.



It's amazing how many people refuse/forget to do this important step!

[gtore62]

i had the same problem, but just backoff the lugnuts a bit so that they are loose and then shook the car back and forth for a couple of times, and bingo the wheel broke loose.

[Jim346]

great, i cant wait for that one ...

Oh yeah it's frickin hell after a few years. I had an fbody one that required a massive 3 prong puller to get it off.

[Stamp235]

think that is hard, try changing the front rotors after beating on that tire for a while. it is the same process but much harder..... spin, hit, spin, hit etc

Exactly what I was thinking. Talk about a PIA. Damn bumber cut my hand open a few times trying to knock those bitches loose.