Stuck Rims Question

[type5]

I went to rotate my tires, but I cannot get the rear OE rims off. They are stuck to the hub. Kicking the tire around the edges did not budge them.
Anyone know any tricks to remove stuck on rims?

 

[Sir Nuke]

I went to rotate my tires, but I cannot get the rear OE rims off. They are stuck to the hub. Kicking the tire around the edges did not budge them.
Anyone know any tricks to remove stuck on rims?

kick them HARDER....sorry....but that really is your best solution. IF you have a large rubber mallet....you could always try from the backside.

 

[Humvee]

This happened to my GF's civic. The tow truck dude used a 2x4 and swung like a major-leaguer. Just make sure she doesn't fall off the jack.

A light tap with a sledgehammer may work as well...just make sure you protect the rim

 

[Yello_Pro5]

and ALWAYS have 1 nut loosely screwed before hitting! You don't want your wheel to drop flat on the floor/asphalt, etc.

 

[Red Baron]

Stuck wheels

Same thing happened to me...I used a rubber mallet to remove them.

After you get the wheels off, make sure to clean, using a small metallic brush, the center part. Seems like corrosion occurs in that portion of the alloy wheel. I then applied some high temp grease (silvery stuff) on contact points. Do NOT apply grease on the studs. No problems to remove the wheels at next rotation.

 

[BigBlue]

And don't forget to use some handy WD-40 if you got some kicking around...that stuff loosens anything!

 

[Red Baron]

And don't forget to use some handy WD-40 if you got some kicking around...that stuff loosens anything!

WD-40 is fantastic to loosen things, but don't count on it as a lubricant...because it ain't one : WD = Water Dispersant

Hope we helped ya! Good luck.

 

[RyanBlueP5]

Same thing happened to me... I couldn't get my rim off, and I was trying to slap my spare on. Talk about bad luck, I split tire and can't even get my rim off to put on my spare. Had to drive 5Km to the nearest Garage. The guy had to hit the rim with a rubber mallet to get it off. I dunno about you guys, but I ain't about to do that when it's jacked up on the oem jack.... The guy told me it usually happens with older cars. I hope that isn't a sign..:bs:

 

[Red Baron]

To all from up North

I would presume it's because of the salt they put on our roads. My alloy wheels never saw a speck of snow, but there is always some calcium dust left on the road and that is :mad: .

Before you mount the wheels, add some high temp grease on contact points like I said earlier, it totaly fixed the problem for me.

 

[mp5]

I use to experience the same problem until I discovered an easy way to loosen the rim. Before jacking the car, loosen the lug nuts a good way without totally removing them. As you jack up the car, the inward movment of the extending suspension will break free the rim. Then just back out the lug nuts the rest of the way and the rim should come right off. No gaurentees, but its always worked for me.

 

[Badvmc]

Yeah, i had the same problem. I had to use a sledgehammer to get them off. But don't use it directly on the rims (no).

I taped on a piece of 6x2 laying flat on the rim, worked like a charm.

 

[BigBlue]

WD-40 is fantastic to loosen things, but don't count on it as a lubricant...because it ain't one : WD = Water Dispersant

Hope we helped ya! Good luck.

Nope I'd never use it as lubricant...just to loosen up bolts and stuff. Lol, all this time using it and I had no clue what the WD stood for...thanks for the info.

 

[RyanBlueP5]

I use to experience the same problem until I discovered an easy way to loosen the rim. Before jacking the car, loosen the lug nuts a good way without totally removing them. As you jack up the car, the inward movment of the extending suspension will break free the rim. Then just back out the lug nuts the rest of the way and the rim should come right off. No gaurentees, but its always worked for me.

Thanks for the info MP5... I'll have to give that a try the next time I'm stranded on the side of the highway without a sledge hammer in sight

 

[Don]

The hub which sticks into the recess in the center of the wheel corrodes just a little, and this normally tight "press fit" becomes a seizure.

Never been a problem for me, as we live in an area where salt is never used, and I rotate my tires each and every oil change (3,000 miles).

For the rest of you, a light wipe of grease around the little center recess of the wheel before you reinstall it will help keep the corrosion at bay, and make it much easier to get the wheels off next time.

Don

 

[Red Baron]

Nope I'd never use it as lubricant...just to loosen up bolts and stuff. Lol, all this time using it and I had no clue what the WD stood for...thanks for the info.

The info comes from a guy I shortly worked for, he was the first sales rep to introduce WD-40 in Canada. He told me 40 was the number of different formulas they experimented before it worked. So the whole thing means Water Dispersant 40th formula.

Also, thank you Mp5 for the advice, it might come handy someday.

Man I love this site, great people, great advice from all.