Alloy Wheel Stuck to Wheel Hub...

**EuroAccord13** · 11-08-2005 12:34 AM

Hi;

My friend had his tyres done at XXXXXX tyre place and was over at my place to try out some alloys, when I tried to loosen the nuts on the wheels a tad, it was so tight that I had to step on it to just loosen them a bit. I then proceeded to jack the car up to have the wheel removed, however to my surprise, with all the nuts out, the wheel was stuck to the hub and I was pulling as hard as I could and hammering it from the back to try and get it out and it wouldn't move...

What can I do?

Thanks in Advance...

CHEERS

**armak81** · 11-08-2005 01:41 AM

had this problem with my civic...
tyre place didn't take out the plastic alignment cap that attatches to the hub. they rattle gunned the lug nuts on and crushed the alignment cap. eventually got it off by hitting the rims with a rubber mallet at different angles and areas on the wheel

**gelo** · 11-08-2005 01:50 AM

i dunno how stuck its
but you can try and kick the tyre

**MR-VTEC** · 11-08-2005 07:35 AM

yeah this happened to me not too long ago. i got mine off by hitting the front side of the tyre with the palm of my hand and at the same time hitting the back side of the tyre with a rubber mallet. kind of works like popping a bottle cap off.

**bennjamin** · 11-08-2005 07:47 AM

dont kick it - that amount of force could be applied into your fall as you hit the ground from mis-timing.

Use a rubber mallet in a criss-cross around the outer edges of the wheel to hopefully slowly loosen it up , until it is able to come off. Good luck

**SKREMN** · 11-08-2005 07:33 PM

Happend to me i kicked it has hard as i could a cupple of times from diff angels and problem solved

**nobbs** · 11-08-2005 07:48 PM

like others have said, all you need to do is tap it from the back woth a rubber mallet or something, it may take some time, but keep trying hehe.....oh and dont do nothing to crazy that will cause ur car to fall off the jack/jackstands