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 Jul 26, 2005 - 1:31 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%)  |
I think it's rusted to the hub/brake assembly. I took off the lugs and it won't even move. I sprayed some penetrant behind the wheel and hit it and swore at it and it still won't budge. I was thinking that I might lower the jack so the weight of the car would do the job, but I'm afraid if it's rusted really tight, I just might end up bending my brake and suspension stuff.
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Jul 26, 2005 - 1:49 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
do it the discount tire way...kick it with the bottom of your foot or hit it with a rubber malet. it works for us.
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Jul 26, 2005 - 2:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I did kick it, but gently. Could I damage anything if I did it too hard?
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Jul 26, 2005 - 3:23 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
not really. its made to take a beating. make sure to kick the tire and not the wheel. it tends to hurt.
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Jul 26, 2005 - 3:34 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Jan 28, '05 From Redondo Beach, CA Currently Offline Reputation: 86 (100%) |
but dont some tires bubble up if you hit em too hard?
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Jul 26, 2005 - 5:11 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jan 9, '03 From St. Louis Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
you'd have to hit them pretty hard, I don't think I could kick a tire hard enough to cause a bubble
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Jul 26, 2005 - 6:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
QUOTE(LewFX @ Jul 26, 2005 - 3:34 PM) but dont some tires bubble up if you hit em too hard? [right][snapback]317041[/snapback][/right] if tires were like thatm we probably wouldnt be able to drive on them. -------------------- |
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Jul 26, 2005 - 6:25 PM
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 Moderator Joined Apr 17, '03 From Rockland NY Currently Offline Reputation: 15 (100%) |
kick the top of the rim with the heel of your foot.
It'll break loose. DEF --------------------  I will return one day. |
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Jul 26, 2005 - 6:39 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
Hope so. I'll do it tomorrow, it's raining like no other now, I'm talking apocalyse **** here lol
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Jul 27, 2005 - 7:03 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Mar 8, '04 From Newport, RI Currently Offline Reputation: 63 (99%) |
If you kick/hit it really hard and it still doesn't come loose, then kick/hit harder. It is just rusted stuck. Take a hammer and tap it from behind the wheel, it will come loose. Just make sure you have all 5 lug nuts off first
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Jul 27, 2005 - 7:13 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 22, '04 From Rhode Island Currently Offline Reputation: 3 (100%) |
hit it top, bottem, top, bottem if that doesnt work do what batman said
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Jul 27, 2005 - 7:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Nov 12, '03 From Crestview, Florida Currently Offline Reputation: 2 (100%) |
theres also a trick with a jack..recommended on bigger trucks, but you slam a rolling jack into the tire. that creates alot more force than kicking it. you have to make sure not to hit the wheel tho. us tire tech have our own tricks up our sleeves.
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Jul 27, 2005 - 8:01 PM
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Enthusiast Joined May 6, '05 From PA Currently Offline Reputation: 4 (100%) |
I don't want to kick it too hard, because all thats supporting it is the factory jack. I don't have a rolling jack or jackstands now. Is it possible that the car will fall off the jack?
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