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There is a couple of ways I have loosened the wheels up. First is wack the back of the wheel. Next, loosen the lug nuts a little and drop the jack fast. I have loosened the wheels and drove the car to loosen them up. You don't want to be driving too far.
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Well I had another go at it today. Was changing the oil, and decided to try to get the wheels off so I could rotate the tires while I was at it.
Banged on 'em with an assortment of hammers, lots of wd40, and still nothing. Even dropped the car and rolled it back and forth, stil nothing.
So then I got the torch and heated and banged some more and they finally came loose. I really had to work and it though.
Then I steel brushed and sanded and put axel grease on everything, hopefully it won't stick again. Thanks for all the help guys!!
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Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Matt R:
Then put anti-seeze on the lugs after you get it back, or have the garage do it for you.
Anti on the lug nuts?!!!!!!!!! HELL NO!!!!!
WHY? There is nothing wrong with lock seize on lug nuts.
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I changed teh Serp belt on Rawburts CSVT today and his wheel was stuck on like a mofo. We even tried jacking the car up, dropping it slightly on the ground to hopefully pop the thing off... which didn't work. After beating it senseless with a rubber coated sledge and soaking it with penetrating lube, the damn thing wabbled off.  It' amazes me how these wheels corode on. Deffeintly put some anti seize on the back face of the rims before re bolting it. Take a wire brush to it, also to remove the excess junk. I've heard that you can also add patroleum jelly to the hub area to prevent this. 
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Originally posted by Thinkmoto:
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Matt R:
Then put anti-seeze on the lugs after you get it back, or have the garage do it for you.
Anti on the lug nuts?!!!!!!!!! HELL NO!!!!!
WHY? There is nothing wrong with lock seize on lug nuts.
The problem isn't about getting the lugs off, tehy come off fine. The lug nuts don't need to be "locked" on. They are snug enough by hand. Putting anti-seeze on them will be pretty much useless in these situtation. Anit seize could acutally hinder the lugs from being torqued enough. (It says it on the tube of anti sieze I have right here. )
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Originally posted by LilStripedRocket:
Originally posted by Thinkmoto:
Originally posted by todras:
Originally posted by Matt R:
Then put anti-seeze on the lugs after you get it back, or have the garage do it for you.
Anti on the lug nuts?!!!!!!!!! HELL NO!!!!!
WHY? There is nothing wrong with lock seize on lug nuts.
The problem isn't about getting the lugs off, tehy come off fine. The lug nuts don't need to be "locked" on. They are snug enough by hand. Putting anti-seeze on them will be pretty much useless in these situtation. Anit seize could acutally hinder the lugs from being torqued enough. (It says it on the tube of anti sieze I have right here. )
I would not use that stuff on the wheel lugs. C'mon guys have some since. What happens if they wiggle off one day while driving down the road? Just clean them and put them back on. Just be sure to torque them tight, but don't over do it a the same time. I've got enough man power to strip and bust the lugs. So I don't normally have a problem getting them off. All you will see is me pushing the car up and down like a toy until it pops off. All those years in the gym were good for something I guess? LOL
*OffTopic* having muscle has its problems. Just last week I did some digging and removed a tree stump by hand with saw and shovel. Feeling manly I dragged the stump to the corner of the road for the trash guys to pick up. Then on Wed my wife said, "they tried to pick it up but it was too heavy." So I said, "that's fine all just stick it in the trashcan." So I picked it up and walked to the backyard and by hand cut it in half with a saw. Then I got this idea to make art out of it and one thing leads to another. It's now a cool looking bench stool in the backyard waiting for none rainy day to stain and paint. The other half is in the trash.
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i woulda gotten under teh car and started kicking it with both feet 
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Originally posted by LilStripedRocket:
Anit-seeze = anti-lock
Anti-lock= anti-fuggin wheel is gonna come loose.
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Originally posted by bobbyd:
i woulda gotten under teh car and started kicking it with both feet
Everyone vote him for smartest CEG'er.
That stool thing sounds cool, Tronx. I did that a couple years ago with a giant useless stump that the weak garbage men couldn't pick up. Mine probably looks pretty crappy comapred to yours, since I carved it up with a craftsman chain saw in about 10 minutes. 
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Originally posted by LilStripedRocket:
I changed teh Serp belt on Rawburts CSVT today and his wheel was stuck on like a mofo. We even tried jacking the car up, dropping it slightly on the ground to hopefully pop the thing off... which didn't work. After beating it senseless with a rubber coated sledge and soaking it with penetrating lube, the damn thing wabbled off. It' amazes me how these wheels corode on. Deffeintly put some anti seize on the back face of the rims before re bolting it. Take a wire brush to it, also to remove the excess junk. I've heard that you can also add patroleum jelly to the hub area to prevent this.
LMFAO, that sucked! I did not think it was coming off!! BTW did i tell you thanks yet?
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