Changing wheels

[Cwessler]

Hi does anyone know whats wrong? I'm trying to remove my winter wheels and put on my summer ones but i took the bolts off and i tried to pull off the wheels and they wouldn't move i tried wd40 I've tried a rubber mallet i don't know what else to do.... any ideas? its pissing me off a bit

[The Wolf]

Stomp it as hard as you can

[krimsalt]

It's seized onto the hub. Very common. Hit it with a harder mallet and kick it too. Worse come to worse slowly lower the car without the bolts on, the weight of the car will crack the seizure (just stop lowering the car at that point)

[Cwessler]

I swear I've tried that i don't have a high enough jack and it just wouldn't budge I've tried kicking it and tried a method with a crowbar but no luck :(
Stomp it as hard as you can

[krimsalt]

Kick the sides where the tires are to sway the wheel side to side

[Cwessler]

what do you mean by sway?
Kick the sides where the tires are to sway the wheel side to side

[krimsalt]

what do you mean by sway?

Fill in the blanks

"Kick the sides where the tires are to ______ the wheel side to side" lol

[The Wolf]

Bolt it back up and go to a garage

[boyracer]

It's seized onto the hub. Very common. Hit it with a harder mallet and kick it too. Worse come to worse slowly lower the car without the bolts on, the weight of the car will crack the seizure (just stop lowering the car at that point)

Exactly what krimsalt said.


I swear I've tried that i don't have a high enough jack and it just wouldn't budge I've tried kicking it and tried a method with a crowbar but no luck :(

You're not hitting or kicking hard enough.

[Cwessler]

oh LOL!!! i got confused for a sec ..... and i did that nothing

Fill in the blanks

"Kick the sides where the tires are to ______ the wheel side to side" lol

[Cwessler]

I have i swear but literally nothing

Exactly what krimsalt said.



You're not hitting or kicking hard enough.

[Cwessler]

will i ruin anything if the seizure cracks?
Exactly what krimsalt said.



You're not hitting or kicking hard enough.

[Cwessler]

i guess I'm going to have to if none of this works
Bolt it back up and go to a garage

[Thrizzl3]

are you sure you're kicking hard enough?

[Cwessler]

as hard as i can yes my buddy even tried and he couldn't do anything
are you sure you're kicking hard enough?

[Cwessler]

im bonn try to lower it without the bolts and see if anything happens ill let you guys know

[loki]

you have to back kick it

like a horse

[Cwessler]

LOLOLOLOLO ill try give me one sec but it still looks tough

you have to back kick it

like a horse

[Cwessler]

The horse kick worked!!!!! thanks lokiaparandi!!!!! like a boss!!!!!!! 3 more to go though

[krimsalt]

Good work! Worse come to worse I can call the lady who drove her car through a red light into mine, she seemed very good at breaking things apart lol

[Jackal]

Best thread in the "technical" section. Back kick it like a horse. And it worked. Lmao.

[Cwessler]

lololol
Good work! Worse come to worse I can call the lady who drove her car through a red light into mine, she seemed very good at breaking things apart lol

[genericmoniker]

Horse kick is crucial.

[Cwessler]

thats right lol
Best thread in the "technical" section. Back kick it like a horse. And it worked. Lmao.

[Cwessler]

too jokes

Horse kick is crucial.

[Default User]

Wonder if OP made the horse noises as he did the horse kick

[Thrizzl3]

Wonder if OP made the horse noises as he did the horse kick

Lmao!

[SonicBoy]

Now, just remember to put anit-seize on the hub portion of the wheel to prevent this in the future.

This is more important in the fall before winter but putting it on now will help just in case the seize before fall.

[Aitch]

Sticky?

[Cwessler]

will do thanks
Now, just remember to put anit-seize on the hub portion of the wheel to prevent this in the future.

This is more important in the fall before winter but putting it on now will help just in case the seize before fall.

[Zuluwun]

Sticky?

+1 lol.

[peterm15]

Sticky?

+1
Epic thread.

[Dave_The_BMXER]

Mule kick is the correct technical term.

[bluemazda3]

mine was worse to take off.. i even put my steel toe boots and nothing... smacked it a few times with a 2x4 and it came off.. antiseize next time..

[aZuMi]

mine was worse to take off.. i even put my steel toe boots and nothing... smacked it a few times with a 2x4 and it came off.. antiseize next time..

horse shoe for a horse kick :chuckle

[stevenma188]

When I did my dad's Camry, had to gently hit the steelies with a bigass sledge hammer.

[rzapata]

This thread's epic! :chuckle

You gotta give it to the horse kick! :thumbsup

[The Wolf]

Mule kick is the correct technical term.

I was going to recommend the donkey punch technique but looks like OP figured it out.