toby2000

Hi everyone,
I have been installing my CAI this morning, which requires part of the wheel lining to be cut. Everything was going fine until I tried to remove the wheel.

Now, I am sure I am just being stupid, so please don't flame me too much (my car didn't come with a user manual either, so I may be missing something fundamental)

So i've got the car jacked up, all nuts removed, but I can't get the flipping wheel off. Is there any hidden technique to this? Just off to buy some wd40 to try and loosen things up a bit.

Cheers

mikey k

Rubber mallet to bottom edge of wheel.
It is just corroded a little and seized on.

darrenswift

I had a similar issue when removing my wheels recently. I found that grabbing the wheel on each side and pushing/pulling opposite sides loosened up the wheel which had almost "rusted" to the hub. Eitehr that, or a quite kick on the bottom of the wheel should do the trick (making sure the car is properly jacked up!!).
Hope that helps

euan

Bit close to the brake discs for WD40?

simonprelude

Just don't do what I have heard be suggested before, loosen the wheel nuts and go for a drive around a car park. Not worth the risk.................

Big rubber mallet or take it to the local tyre place.

Just use lots of this when you put them back on...........

m1bjr

Justn kick the tye hard and catch it!

When you put it back, smear a TINY bit of copper grease onto the face and threads so it wont happen again.

GrittyShaker

Seriously?

m1bjr

Hey, if you have REALLY hard springs it will drive on 3.

Wont it?

levitronix

Kick it ! same happened me when i was doing my brakes

GrittyShaker

Can't help but think of this video.

http://www.videovat.com/videos/12778/wheel...off-an-rx7.aspx