Rim Stuck to hub

[jd2131]

I am working on my 90 talon tsi, and I put it up on jackstands to take the wheels off to work on the brakes. 3 of the wheels came of with some wiggling/shaking, but the passenger side rear wheel seems to be rusted on solid. I tried banging on rim with a rubber mallet, shaking the wheel, spraying wd-40 on the joint between the rim and the hub, but the wheel won't budge. Anyone have any Ideas on how i can get this off? Thanks
-Jon

 

[blcknspo0ln]

yep ... step back about 10 feet... get a real good running start... jump mid air and do a bruce lee dragon kick onto the top of the wheel.

that usually gets it off and yes, i'm being serious

 

[Defiant]

This has come up before, and the solution then was to leave the lug nuts just a couple of turns loose and drive the car slowly in a figure-8 and back into the shop.

 

[jd2131]

i'd heard about the trick of driving it around, but unfortunately the engine doesn't run, and due to the almost complete lack of brakes even pushing it around can get a little dangerous. Anyone have any Ideas on how to get the wheel off when the car can't really move
-jon

 

[midnght]

Wrap a towel around the wheel from front to back through a spoke. Take a large sledge hammer and get a few good hits. The problem with a rubber mallet is leverage and power that you can give it. A longer handled hammer with a towel to protect the rim will get it loose. Trust me, I have helped out on several cars by using that method. Be careful!

 

[Mystic511]

I had the same problem. Get behind the wheel and give it a good kick.. make sure you have those jack stands secure though, wouldn't want the car to fall on you.

That worked for one of my wheels, the other one I hit relentlessly from the back with a two foot breaker bar before it popped off.

Remember, aim for the tire and not the rim.

 

[DevilSperm]

tie a rope to the rim and hook the other end on a friends car

 

[wastefuldreamer]

Hammer

 

[MrPikolo]

This is what I did:

With the vehicle raised enough to get the wheel off of the ground and the lug nuts off, take a large thick board(I used a 2" by 8"). put it up against the side of the wheel with the largest face outwards. Next take a large hammer(I used the blunt end of an axe) and make one large swing. Worked for me.

 

[cuttheduck]

Maybe i missing the obvious or this is more dangerous then i thought but I had this same probelm and the solution was so easy.

I put on three of the five lugnuts on so they were very loose.
Get car on the ground and if they still dont come off:
Put it in nuetral and roll it just a foot or two in each direction.
This worked for me. Maybe i left 4 lugs on but whatever, seems okay though
not responsible for any death this may cause. Also soaked it in PB blaster
the night before. Good luck

 

[igopoopy]

grab one spoke with left hand with right hand make fist and say (you little son of a) then hit it as hard as you can