[SteveChester]

Gents,

What the best way to get a really stuck on wheel off , tried on Saturday banged it with a hammer for ages and didn't come off?

I've heard off undoing the bolts and rocking the car?

[Cozy]

Try undoing all of the bolts and jacking up the car (trolley jack only for this), lay under the car at an angle and kick the inside of the tyre wall, face on. Have someone ready to catch the wheel though as it'll land flat on its front and damage the paint if not. It's just brake dust that's bonded the wheel to the hub so wire brush this off and copper grease the surfaces when refitting.

[davyk31]

Leave a loose bolt in place, this will stop the wheel from falling off. A well placed knock on the tyre with a sledge should do the trick.

[Falmouthboy]

Slacken the bolts right off and re tighten to finger tight, then back each off 1/4 turn, get in the car and drive forwards and back about 6ft no more a few times - jack the car and the wheel should come off easily. It's important not to losen the wheel too much or you risk damage to the wheel or hub, but too little and you won't get the movement to break the bond - hence the 'rule of thumb' above.

Far safer than being under the car on any sort of jack and kicking or hitting with sledge hammers (particularly if you miss and hit the wheel rim or even worse the brake disc).

Clean the hub and wheel and apply copper grease before reassembly. Take care not to get copper grease on the countersunk area around the stud holes on the outside of the wheel as the friction created with the wheel stud is what prevents the stud coming lose!

[Osian85]

I had this prob at the weekend, sat on my arse facing the wheel with it jacked up and all bolts out and just booted the right hand side a few times, barely moved, then a few thumps with the left foot on the left side, then the right again, and it came off fine with this 'rocking' motion....

[Jules59]

Try pouring just-boiled water from a kettle onto the alloy wheel; the differential expansion might break the bond between it and the steel hub. A friend saw thus trick worked by the AA/RAC chap he called to get a wheel off.

[Tipper]

Originally Posted by JamJay

Try undoing all of the bolts and jacking up the car (trolley jack only for this), lay under the car at an angle and kick the inside of the tyre wall, face on. Have someone ready to catch the wheel though as it'll land flat on its front and damage the paint if not. It's just brake dust that's bonded the wheel to the hub so wire brush this off and copper grease the surfaces when refitting.

NO! NO!

Don't get anywhere near under a car supported on a jack and kick it! It's asking for trouble.

If it falls off the jack and you will be seriously injured or much worse!

Loosening the bolts and rolling the car back and forth is a much safer way.