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Oct 10, 2015 23:35:38 GMT
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 If you are a reader of my babble on the Readers Rides section you will no doubt know that i, or atleast Mrs Pistonpopper has a Toyota Rav4. It's a little bit scruffy, so we decided to get another scruffy one and make a nice(r) one out of the two. My wifes is the one without the alloys in the picture. So, one of the things we decided to swap over was the wheels. First up i decided i'd take the alloys off, this was a laugh! First socket on, lots of moaning and groaning, then ping! Broken socket... Great. Second socket one, lots more moaning and groaning, then ping! Broken socket! Right, time to get out my socket set that i keep for best lol! On goes the Elora socket, lots of moaning and groaning, then BANG!! My two foot bar breaks, oh for crying out loud. Then i had a bit of a melt down in the street, and decided to let the experts at the tyre shop have a go. This resulted in one of their snap-on sockets, and big bar getting broken, that pleased them i can tell you! However eventually through lots of moaning graoning and a fair bit of swearing all 20 nuts were loose! Horaah! So, i drive home to tackle the Rav4 with the steel wheels, All the nuts came off relatively easily, however, even with the nuts off, i can't remove the wheels! I've even spent an hour this evening with the wheel nuts backed off a couple of threads and driving around the car park zig-zagging quite hard in order to move the wheels, but i've had no luck. They're stuck on there, and holding on fast! I've tried my slide hammer on the wheels, i've tried hitting the wheels with a big rubber mallet, and now i'm at a bit of a loss, what else can i do? This is where you clever lot come in, any ideas how i can get the wheels off this damn thing? |
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Oct 10, 2015 23:41:59 GMT
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When I had this problem with Range Rover alloys stuck to the hub I jacked the offending wheel up and rolled the spare at it! Eventually it came free but not before I had a little crowd gathered in the pub car park to watch this new sport.
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gazz81
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Bottle jack and a length of 4x2 between the wheels, which ever comes off first you will need to bolt back on to get the other to release.
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With the car securely jacked up take the spare wheel and swing it between your legs, obviously whilst wearing trouser not a dress, and hit the car wheel(not the tyre wall) at 9'oclock and 3'oclock repeatedly and it should knock the wheel free. yes it will look a tad silly and people will point and laugh but the wheel will come off.
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taurus
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As above really, just worth saying that the trick of loosening the nuts has little effect if the central bore of the wheel is a snug fit on the raised lip in the middle of the hub - as most moderns are. You need lateral force on them - as in thumping them with something heavy like the spare wheel. Tyre to tyre contact not only puts the force where it has the most leverage but also means you won't damage the wheels or tyres.
Add some copper assembly compound on them before refitting and you'll never have this problem again.
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I've had to use a sledge hammer, with piece of timber in between, on rear of alloys before now to release them.
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adam73bgt
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My nuts are too tight!adam73bgt
@adam73bgt
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I had this issue on my Saab. I ended up jacking it up (supporting it well) and kicking the inside face of the wheel outwards This did result in me being half under the car with the risk of me kicking it off the jack onto myself.. so the spare wheel suggestions above are probably safer  |
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Oct 12, 2015 19:30:11 GMT
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Bottle jack and a length of 4x2 between the wheels, which ever comes off first you will need to bolt back on to get the other to release. This man has the right idea. |
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