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12u55
7th September 2015, 13:04
How do boys and girls. Trying to get my rear two alloys off, won't budge.
Now ive jacked it up, dropped it on its own weight,
Tried plank of wood on the outside whacking it,
Tried dropping off the jack onto a brick just on the inner tyre.
Tried doing a hand break turn with 1 bolt in.
Any suggestions on how to get the rusted on bastards off?
monka
7th September 2015, 13:20
Hammer from inside out
stevo67
7th September 2015, 16:14
Assuming the rear side of the wheel is dished get a mallet & go round the rim hitting it.
L33h
7th September 2015, 16:56
Assuming the rear side of the wheel is dished get a hammer & go round the rim hitting it.
Mallet*
Jizanthapus
7th September 2015, 17:31
Remove the wheel nuts and take it for some handbrake turns - preferably in a McDonald's car park.
Edit: didn't read it properly, you've already tried it!!
12u55
7th September 2015, 17:46
:,) ill grab a mallet tomorrow.
Any other extreme ideas??
stevo67
7th September 2015, 17:49
Get the wheel bolts off & see if a pry bar can be used between the back off the wheel & drum/hub.
Ali123
7th September 2015, 18:59
It will come off with a good smack from the back, have had it in a couple of cases though where I've had to use a sledge hammer to get then to budge, but keep one wheel nut/bolt on a few threads to stop the wheel flying off!
simonsaunders
8th September 2015, 05:51
Make sure it is well supported (axle stands, etc.) and give it a good whack from the rear. I'd probably use a hide hammer, but a block of wood and a club hammer would do the same. It will come!
Next time, just put a light coat of copper grease on the wheel - just the contact points obviously - and it won't stick.
KamRacing
8th September 2015, 10:37
wooden mallet or nylon hammer. I try to avoid the club hammer though its more satisfying
12u55
11th September 2015, 08:59
I've been going at this for days now. . It's well and truely seized on. I'm going to give a final try later, but I'm giving up on this now. :,)
simonsaunders
11th September 2015, 09:44
I've been going at this for days now. . It's well and truely seized on. I'm going to give a final try later, but I'm giving up on this now. :,)
More brute force required!
welshpug
11th September 2015, 09:48
porta power to the beam on the other side.
KamRacing
11th September 2015, 12:44
basically you hit like a 4 year old girl lol
hit it, rotate the wheel 45 degrees, hit it and so on until it comes off.
and break out the club hammer...
stevo67
11th September 2015, 13:52
I've been going at this for days now. . It's well and truely seized on. I'm going to give a final try later, but I'm giving up on this now. :,)
Don't tickle it t@at it lol.:y:
tarzan
11th September 2015, 17:31
why i usually do is jack it up, face away from the wheel and heel kick it top and bottom to try get it off. some have been a nightmare but nothing like you have described lol
simonsaunders
12th September 2015, 06:51
KwikFit will charge you about £20 to remove a couple of wheels and balance them up.
Might be a cheap solution?
Christian555
12th September 2015, 11:04
I couldn't get a wheel off so I took a different wheel off & used it to whack the seized one. Has a lot of weight & surface area & because you only smash the tyre into it, no damage is caused.
ashy90
14th September 2015, 21:20
Had a little difficulty last weekend removing a rear alloy on my VTR, however a hard hit with a rubber mallet shifted it.
I do however remember several years ago my work colleagues Saxo (with steel wheels I believe) I had enormous trouble shifting a wheel on that. I tried several hammers - rubber mallet, club hammer and blocks of wood. Ended up driving with the wheel nuts loose and it STILL wouldn't free bumping up and down curbs etc. I did eventually get it off, but it was a proper pain.
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