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Mar 13, 2007 | 03:35 AM

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aznknites

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RE: cant get wheel off

I always kick the tires never fails...

Mar 13, 2007 | 05:38 PM

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jstehle

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RE: cant get wheel off

use some muscles and stop being a girls, haha jk

Mar 13, 2007 | 05:44 PM

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techbod

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this placed in the right place will push the wheel off

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Mar 13, 2007 | 06:17 PM

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nickellis14

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1.8tee: did you seriously just suggest he losen his lugs and drive around the block, cornering hard?
FYI everyone reading this post, NOT A GOOD IDEA!
aside from the obvious reasons (i.e. your wheel falling off, trashing your wheel bearings etc.) the likelihood of you stripping you lug studs is HUGE. and you REALLY don't want to do that. so I'd say kick it, use penetrating oil, even try a torch, but DO NOT drive around with your lug nuts loosened. BAD IDEA. even if they're only "slightly loose"

Mar 13, 2007 | 09:59 PM

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fobyulous

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Nickellis if you read his post he said just crack them the slightest bit so they aren't completely locked onto the wheel. He also said not to loosen it any more. Try it out, if you loosen the lugs half a turn, you dont have much space to play with, but enough so the wheel could pop off the rust and still ride a short distance.

Mar 13, 2007 | 11:11 PM

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onepoint8tee

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ORIGINAL: nickellis14

1.8tee: did you seriously just suggest he losen his lugs and drive around the block, cornering hard?
FYI everyone reading this post, NOT A GOOD IDEA!
aside from the obvious reasons (i.e. your wheel falling off, trashing your wheel bearings etc.) the likelihood of you stripping you lug studs is HUGE. and you REALLY don't want to do that. so I'd say kick it, use penetrating oil, even try a torch, but DO NOT drive around with your lug nuts loosened. BAD IDEA. even if they're only "slightly loose"

Read the ******* post and take it for what it is. Its an old mechanics trick, and its more than likely been done to one of your cars if youve ever taken it in to a shop before. Its perfectly safe to break the lug bolts lose with a 1/2 to full turn and take it on a couple sharp turns to unsieze the wheel from the hub. Its not going to fall off or hurt anything.
But kicking the wheel should work fine. Im just saying if worse comes to worse that old trick has never failed.