I cant romove my rear wheels,

[newTSIguy]

I am trying to do my brakes, I have removed all lug nuts on both rear wheels, for some reason i can not remove ether one of my rear wheels, the car is old and i just got it not to long ago, It is a 92 Talon TSI (awd), has this happened to any one else? or have you heard of this? What should i do to get these off of the car?

 

[thatblondechik]

Could be a little rust. Don't be afraid to get violent with it. You're not gonna hurt anything. Kicking is fun...as is a nice blunt object to knock it loose.

 

[hhuricane]

Jack the car just off the floor, sit your ass down and give the tire a good hard kick as far to the edge as you can. Mine do the same thing and this always works for me.

 

[DSMDriver69]

Be rough with them you wont brake anything. There is probably a little bit of rust and what not holding them on. Remember how old our cars are.

 

[Project2G]

Pull like you got a pair

 

[Oldsid]

I had exactly the same thing last time when I wanted to change my rear wheel bearings. It was definitly rust. I sprayed a lot of a WD-40 in the back of the wheels (where it contacts the disc) and let it sit for about an hour. I then lowered the jack slowly and the weight of the car freed the wheel (of course the wheel lugs were removed when I lowered it).
I used a hydraulic jack and you have to be very carefull and stop as soon as the wheel breakes off or you may damage the wheel studs. I should add that it did not work on the first try though and I did have to raise the car a couple of times and drop it before the wheel finally gave away!

 

[Rex2342]

They all do this. Just jack it up ,take the lugs off, and use a BFH to knock them off from the back side of the rim. My friends were so bad we had to use a crankshaft to get them off once. Once you get them off take some sandpaper and sand the ridge the rim sits on to get the rust off then put on a generous coat of anti sieze

 

[rock1t]

or another option that's not violent, put your lugs on just not tight, then drive slowly in a figure 8 then jack your car back up.

 

[jrohner]

Just pry them off with a crowbar from the back. Pounding on the wheels is a bad idea if you care about them.

 

[joegamma1]

Jack it up, make sure it's not going to fall, and kick the forward side of the tire then the rearward side of the tire, personally i turn around and boot it like a horse so I can use the bottom of my foot, easier on the toes that way.
Or you could use a sledge hammer ON THE TIRE not the rim, and dont forget it's rubber; there will be some bounce back. good luck

 

[915GsT]

if all else fails...

soak it in gas and light a match......

 

[proteusx301]

I run into this problem at work on a regular basis. I put 2 lugnuts back on by hand until they bottom out, the back them off a few threads. I either use my deadblow hammer or my 5lb sledge and hit the sidewall of the inside of the tire. After a couple hits, they usually come off. The lugnuts prevent the wheel/tire from flying off and damaging the wheel.

 

[95GreenGSX]

I run into this problem at work on a regular basis. I put 2 lugnuts back on by hand until they bottom out, the back them off a few threads. I either use my deadblow hammer or my 5lb sledge and hit the sidewall of the inside of the tire. After a couple hits, they usually come off. The lugnuts prevent the wheel/tire from flying off and damaging the wheel.

^^^This. Or a pry bar works wonders too. DO NOT hit the rim.

 

[tkhaab_94]

Give it a nice hard kick. Works for me.

 

[JusMX141]

Once you get the wheels off, be sure to clean the surface that contacts the rotor very well to remove the corrosion. I use a die grinder and a roloc disc, and it works wonders. Be sure to coat the lip of the rim which contacts the rotor with AntiSeize before reassembly to prevent this is the future.

 

[boostd_mitsu]

its actually not rust, it is the aluminum oxidizing and causing a build-up of corrosion where the wheel and hub meet. just FYI.

 

[nuclearr]

or another option that's not violent, put your lugs on just not tight, then drive slowly in a figure 8 then jack your car back up.

This is the worst advice I have seen on this topic. Please do not try this one. You will most likely damage the studs or the wheel.

All others are sound a good advice I use a 2-3 lb maul and it the side wall of the tire on the out side when I run into this. Which is not as common down here in the south to have happen.

 

[Ethand14]

Just give it a good kick.

 

[rock1t]

This is the worst advice I have seen on this topic. Please do not try this one. You will most likely damage the studs or the wheel.

All others are sound a good advice I use a 2-3 lb maul and it the side wall of the tire on the out side when I run into this. Which is not as common down here in the south to have happen.

Worst advice? Really? Because it worked wonderfully, and did no damage. Now if you act like a dumbass and launch your car hard and see how fast you can take a corner with your lugs loose, i can understand. But if the wheel is not coming off with good hard blows, and PB blaster doesn't work. What else are you going to do?

So since everyone has given the same advice, except me, tell me then, whats an alternative if the above solutions don't work. And I think worst advice is really a bad choice of wording.

 

[68442]

or another option that's not violent, put your lugs on just not tight, then drive slowly in a figure 8 then jack your car back up.

This is how I do it also, kicked the crap out of one and it just wouldn't budge, left the lugs with a little space, backed up and turned and heard it pop Not enough room to hurt anything.

 

[black_clipse]

I just dealt with this yesterday. I used some pb blaster and a good kick and it came right off

 

[wolf0573]

if all else fails...

soak it in gas and light a match......

Best advice ever. Thought has crossed my mind with many projects on the dsm.

Seriously though, as stated before, just kick the tire. The rim sticking to the hub is common with all different makes and models. I dealt with it daily when I worked at a shop.

 

[standard235]

My old 93 Eclipse GS had this problem... when I first went to put a set of 3rd gen wheels on. First, the lugs were so tight that we twisted our 4-way. Ended up using the emergency tool kit, a 2 foot piece of pipe and a 350lb+ person standing/bouncing on it to break them loose. It was bad...


Then I had to use a 20lb rubber sledge for like 10 mins a wheel to get them off... my 92 TSI AWD wasn't nearly as bad...

And my 94... psh the lugs came off nice and the wheels fell off