Cannot get rear wheels off.
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Cannot get rear wheels off.
Hi, i have a '97 GL and I cannot get the rear wheels off. As you may know-the rear brakes are brake drums. Are the wheels connected to the drums in some other way apart from the nuts? The fronts come off easily, but the rears don't budge.
Thank you for any help. Paul
Thank you for any help. Paul
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Nope, they will just be rusted on.
Some aggression is called for me thinks Daz
Some aggression is called for me thinks Daz
Originally Posted by Scooby-doo97
Hi, i have a '97 GL and I cannot get the rear wheels off. As you may know-the rear brakes are brake drums. Are the wheels connected to the drums in some other way apart from the nuts? The fronts come off easily, but the rears don't budge.
Thank you for any help. Paul
Thank you for any help. Paul
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"If I had a hammer..."
More than likely the wheels have just welded themselves to the hubs - not literally, but you know what I mean. Can you recall the last time you removed them..? If it's been a few years then it might explain why they're being very stubborn.
Got access to a rubber mallet..? If not, ensure the car is jacked up but also very secure too and kick your tyre walls, making sure you rotate the wheel and distribute the effort. After a while the wheels should come loose.
When I put wheels back on I always use a small amount of copper grease on the hub and the nuts.
Jonts.
Got access to a rubber mallet..? If not, ensure the car is jacked up but also very secure too and kick your tyre walls, making sure you rotate the wheel and distribute the effort. After a while the wheels should come loose.
When I put wheels back on I always use a small amount of copper grease on the hub and the nuts.
Jonts.
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use a nocometer and they will come off basicly the alloy and steel react / oxidise and fuse together causing the wheel to be stuck on . a few smacks with a hammer and it will come off . but before u refit the wheels . clean the hubs and put some copper grease on them .
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Originally Posted by Scooby-doo97
Thanks to all of you that have replied
Will give them a go later in the week.
Will give them a go later in the week.
If that doesn't work, I've found that a bottle jack between the wheel rim and some solid part of the suspension can prise the wheel off.
Copper grease on the mating surface between wheel/hub will stop this problem happening again.
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