bah! got a flat tire and can't get the darn tire off.

[loic2003]

on a car?? why are you trying to remove the tyre? go to garage!

 

[cthulhu]

Originally posted by: bootymac
Undo all the bolts and kick the wheel at 6 o'clock and 12 o'clock, then at 3 and 9 o'clock until it comes off

Worked for me. I had the same problem early this month. I ended up getting the tire off by kicking the hell out of it.

Originally posted by: moshquerade
ohhhhhhh fuuuuuuuuudge

(but i didn't say fudge)

LOL, love the 24 hours of it during the holidays.

 

[rhino56]

friend of mine had a rim rusted to the back hub on his suburban, he has to do the loosen the lug nuts and drive it until it oped of. he had to spin donuts like 5 times before it broke loose lol

 

[BabaBooey]

Originally posted by: rhino56
friend of mine had a rim rusted to the back hub on his suburban, he has to do the loosen the lug nuts and drive it until it oped of. he had to spin donuts like 5 times before it broke loose lol

Real good for the hub when it slams into the ground also...

Try a small propane torch around the lug pattern then hit it with a sledge ..

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: bababooey

Originally posted by: rhino56
friend of mine had a rim rusted to the back hub on his suburban, he has to do the loosen the lug nuts and drive it until it oped of. he had to spin donuts like 5 times before it broke loose lol

Real good for the hub when it slams into the ground also...

Try a small propane torch around the lug pattern then hit it with a sledge ..

yeah if i had a propan torch i would. guess this is a excuse to buy one now!

 

[ManyBeers]

Originally posted by: waggy
as title says i got a flat and can't get the darn wheel off. fricken ticks me off. we think its frozen on =(

 

[deadlyapp]

put some PB blaster there if you actually have the nuts off.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: deadlyapp
put some PB blaster there if you actually have the nuts off.

yeah got the nuts off. but wtf is pb blaster?

 

[mercanucaribe]

I like the torch idea. I have a butane torch/soldering iron that was $20 at Radio Shack. Lost the soldering head though .

 

[myusername]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: deadlyapp
put some PB blaster there if you actually have the nuts off.

yeah got the nuts off. but wtf is pb blaster?

it's like wd40 on crack

try the local auto parts store .. it's good stuff to have around.

 

[Rock Hydra]

You people are suggesting he drives on the rim? Won't that damage the rim/tire?

 

[MustangSVT]

if you think its frozen,

boil some water, pour it..

that should work.

it worked when my door was frozen shut.

 

[MustangSVT]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: mercanucaribe
Pour hot water in there. Prying will probably damage the hardware.

tried that. trouble is i have pretty bad arthritis in my hands. so i can't be outside to long or work to long on it.

not sure if its frozen or rusted on. darn cars.

doh.. call some "youngens" to help u out.

 

[SampSon]

I got a flat a couple months ago and my steel wheel was rusted to my new rotors.
I had to kick the sh!t out of the wheel to get it off. I was worried the jack would fall off and make the car fall, but it didn't.

 

[Pepsi90919]

why would you take the tire off the car? wouldn't you take the wheel off with the tire still attached?

 

[mercanucaribe]

Originally posted by: Pepsi90919
why would you take the tire off the car? wouldn't you take the wheel off with the tire still attached?

Well people refer to the task as "changing a tire" instead of "changing a wheel".. so it's pretty understandable that someone would say that.

 

[gsethi]

Make sure you are using a jack

Also, do you have wheel locks ? If yes, did you remember to take it off ?

 

[Alchemist99]

here's the winner put lug nuts on so they are just slightly loose small gap and drive a few feet and that should loosen it up, if not drive a few more.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: gsethi
Make sure you are using a jack

Also, do you have wheel locks ? If yes, did you remember to take it off ?

its a escort. it does not have such stuff heh