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Jun 1, 2023
7:07:30am

Rhino84 All-American

When I worked at a tire store in high school a big sledge hammer was the answer. Sometimes you had to hit the

back of the rim directly to knock it loose. We did everything from passenger cars to semi trucks and tractors and this was always the answer for a stuck wheel. On my own cars I've been able to use a hammer striking the rim from the backside successfully when a sledge was not available.

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Rhino84

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Time

Well, I give up. My 24 year-old son's car has a totally flat tire

Belboz

5/31/23 10:39pm

Have you tried getting on the backside and kicking? Ive had to resort to that.

Backcountry

5/31/23 10:41pm

You’re asking Belboz this question?

Odysseus

5/31/23 10:42pm

Yeah.

Belboz

5/31/23 11:07pm

Did it work?

Zaphod

5/31/23 11:29pm

Sorry! Things like that are so frustrating.

CLUTCH

5/31/23 10:41pm

That's me with any DIY project. The YouTube video makes that step look so easy!

Great38

5/31/23 10:43pm

The last time I had to change a tire my lug wrench cracked. So that was dumb.

JuicyJam

5/31/23 10:45pm

That sucks. Stuck in side of road one time with that issue. What worked for me

keithcoug

5/31/23 10:51pm

Aren’t some tires attached by a central bolt in the middle?

Cougarclaw

5/31/23 10:53pm

Ummm... I hope that's the issue because that would be hilarious

Belboz

5/31/23 11:06pm

Aren’t you thinking of the rotors, not the wheel?

Idacoug

5/31/23 11:15pm

Yes, if you drive NASCAR

6/1/23 12:37am

Yup. We had this issue with an Acadia several yrs ago.

CaliWG

6/1/23 7:51am

Have you tried liquid wrench or anything else to penetrate between the rotor and the wheel?

Q-grr

5/31/23 10:58pm

I was thinking of this also. Some WD40 should do the trick

Millhouse

6/1/23 12:01am

Use a crowbar that is leveraged off the suspension. It will come right off.

CSoul

5/31/23 10:58pm

This. We got a flat tire on a dirt road miles from anywhere. The tire wouldn’t

CougarEat

5/31/23 11:05pm

I had to change a tire in the pouring rain the other night with very subpar tools. It sucked. Good luck to y’all.

spugeddy24

5/31/23 11:00pm

Did you jack the car off the ground?

claw

5/31/23 11:00pm

Is one of the lugs bent in a little, pinching it on? I had that happen once

conrad44

5/31/23 11:01pm

Stupid manufacturers keep designing wheels that way. It happens to me all the

BlooCoog

5/31/23 11:04pm

"It happens to me all of the time"??? How often do you get flat tires that you have to change? I've never had to do

HarlemCoug

6/1/23 3:49am

Are the stud threads reversed?

5/31/23 11:06pm

I think they got the lug nuts off

cougaman

5/31/23 11:14pm

If the lug nuts are off and you are hitting it with a mallet and nothing is

Idacoug

5/31/23 11:13pm

It happens a lot. Whenever my tire is off, I smear a small dab of anti-seize between the inner rim

5/31/23 11:18pm

Go buy or borrow an impact driver.

5/31/23 11:25pm

You could buy spray that helps lubricate stuck nuts. But I agree, call AAA it’s

Dr MoBYU

5/31/23 11:28pm

Ah, sit on the ground in front of the tire and kick with the bottom of your feet

5/31/23 11:39pm

I had this before. Drop the jack. The shock/weight of the car will break it loose.

Bert609

6/1/23 2:27am

This or a sledge hammer.

Bin01015

6/1/23 5:45am

Pretty much this. Loosen the lug nuts by a .25-.5 inch each. Make sure they a

AFewThoughts

6/1/23 6:48am

and if that doesn't work, run it into a curb

supertux

6/1/23 7:10am

When I worked at a tire store in high school a big sledge hammer was the answer. Sometimes you had to hit the

Rhino84

6/1/23 7:07am

That suck. My son had a similar situation with his F150.

Born2Fish

6/1/23 9:32am

Had this happen once

Loyal2Royal

6/1/23 2:30pm

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