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How-to: Remove a stuck wheel

How-to: Remove a stuck wheel

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[gti-vr6] D@mn rear wheels! Bryan Schmidt <BSchmidtnhc.uwm> Fri, 31 May 2002 10:12:16 -0500
RE: [gti-vr6] D@mn rear wheels! peter.jollesps.ge Fri, 31 May 2002 11:54:45 -0400
Re: D@mn rear wheelsfmt -72 "Andy Nguyen" <aqnpanix1> Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:03:59 -0400 (EDT)



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From: Bryan Schmidt <BSchmidtnhc.uwm>
To: "'listgti-vr6'" <listgti-vr6>
Subject: [gti-vr6] Dmn rear wheels!
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 10:12:16 -0500
  
Hi guys-

Anyone ever had a problem getting the rear wheels to come off?  I rotated my
tires last night and the damn things never want to come off easily.  I end
up kicking them, prying them, and doing anything else neccessary to get them
off.  Usually takes me a good 1/2 hour to get one of them off.  What a PITA.
Fronts come off nice and easy though.  Any ideas?

Bryan
95 Black GTI VR6
Sticky wheel edition

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From: peter.jollesps.ge
To: listgti-vr6
Subject: RE: [gti-vr6] Dmn rear wheels!
Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 11:54:45 -0400
  
One solution you can try: Losen your nuts (your lug nuts that is) a little
bit and go for a short drive around the block, that will get those wheels
off.

Disclaimer: this can be dangerous and probably considered stupid, but it
will work, and no, I have never done it nor would I. :)

Peter J.
Club H2O Atlanta/GA Rep
http://www.clubh2o.com
peter.jollesps.ge

From aqn Sat Jun 1 19:03:59 2002
From: "Andy Nguyen" <aqnpanix1>
To: listgti-vr6
Subject: Re: Dmn rear wheelsfmt -72
Date: Sat, 1 Jun 2002 19:03:59 -0400 (EDT)
  
chmidtnhc.uwm wrote:
>  Anyone ever had a problem getting the rear wheels to come off?  I rotated my
>  tires last night and the damn things never want to come off easily.  I end
>  up kicking them, prying them, and doing anything else neccessary to get them
>  off.  Usually takes me a good 1/2 hour to get one of them off.  What a PITA.
>  Fronts come off nice and easy though.  Any ideas?

  Give the tire a few swift kicks inboard at points opposite each other
  from the center.  That might "rock" the wheel back and forth on the hub
  and loosen it.

  Failing that, do what Peter J. suggested.

  After you get them off, smear some anti-seize compound on the hub before
  putting the wheel back on.  Put some anti-size on the bolts too.

--
Andy Nguyen \ aqnpanix \

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