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(Msg. 16) Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:55 pm
Post subject: Re: Re: I have a flat tire and it won’t come off!! ’04 Corolla. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 19:30:43 +0000, beastmaster wrote:
> thanks for clearing that up. there is a lot of rust on the hub where
> the tire bolts on. so, that makes sense.
>
> too bad i donÂ’t carry a sledgehammer around with me.
Carry a 'single jack' in the trunk! It's a small hammer about 4 lbs and
can be swung with one hand. Get them at Home Depot...
I just kick the GD thing till it comes off. One time I almost kicked the
damn car off the jack!
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> "Hachiroku_$B%O%A%m%/(B" wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:30:27 +0000, beastmaster wrote:
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> > > I know, I know. YouÂÂ’re saying to yourself, "This guy has to
> > be kidding,
> > > right? He canÂÂ’t even change a tire?" Well, let me elaborate
> > before we
> > > start jumping to conclusions about my intelligence...
> > >
> > > I have an ÂÂ’04 Corolla S. Earlier in the evening today,
> > after I got out of
> > > class, I noticed that I had a flat. IÂÂ’ve changed tires
> > before, but this
> > > is my first flat with this car. I jacked up the car, took
> > the five lug
> > > nuts off, tried to pull the tire off, but it wouldnÂÂ’t
> > budge. I took the
> > > tire iron and tried to pry it off. No luck. My only guess is
> > that there is
> > > another nut in the center hub of the wheel, but I canÂÂ’t get
> > to it because
> > > thereÂÂ’s a cap over it.
> > >
> > > I was able to find someone with an air pump, and inflated my
> > tire enough
> > > so that I could make it to the store and pick up some
> > Fix-a-Flat. IÂÂ’m due
> > > to have the tires changed, so IÂÂ’ll have this taken care of
> > tomorrow, but
> > > IÂÂ’d like to know for future reference how to get a tire off
> > of my car!
> > >
> > > Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe you work at a shop
> > and have dealt
> > > with this issue. Please, IÂÂ’m really confused.
> >
> >
> > Wow...an '04 and the wheel won't come off!
> >
> > Rust is your enemy. When you get the wheel off, grease the hub
> > and the
> > base of the lugs to prevent this from happening again.
> >
> > I've had to hit tires with a sledgehammer so hard I thought I
> > was going to
> > break the bead on the tire before the wheel loosened! |
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(Msg. 17) Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:03 pm
Post subject: Re: I have a flat tire and it won’t come off!! ’04 Corolla. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 05:30:27 GMT, beastmaster wrote:
>I know, I know. You’re saying to yourself, "This guy has to be
>kidding, right? He can’t even change a tire?" Well, let me elaborate
>before we start jumping to conclusions about my intelligence...
>
>I have an ’04 Corolla S. Earlier in the evening today, after I got out
>of class, I noticed that I had a flat. I’ve changed tires before, but
>this is my first flat with this car. I jacked up the car, took the
>five lug nuts off, tried to pull the tire off, but it wouldn’t budge.
>I took the tire iron and tried to pry it off. No luck. My only guess
>is that there is another nut in the center hub of the wheel, but I
>can’t get to it because there’s a cap over it.
>
>I was able to find someone with an air pump, and inflated my tire
>enough so that I could make it to the store and pick up some
>Fix-a-Flat. I’m due to have the tires changed, so I’ll have this taken
>care of tomorrow, but I’d like to know for future reference how to get
>a tire off of my car!
>
>Has anyone else experienced this? Maybe you work at a shop and have
>dealt with this issue. Please, I’m really confused.
The wheel is probably rusted to the hub as others have mentioned. You
can use the weight of the car to break the rust if you are careful.
You probably left the car sitting on the wheel to break each lug nut
loose didn't you, and then you jacked the car up to finish removing
the lug nuts.
After you break the lug nuts loose (one half turn or so). Move the car
a foot or so. It will break the rust bond. Now jack the car up and
remove the wheel.
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(Msg. 18) Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:18 pm
Post subject: Re: I have a flat tire and it won't come off!! '04 Corolla. [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 23:59:21 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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> "Hachiroku ????" wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 22:57:49 -0500, Ray O wrote:
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>>>
>>> "Hachiroku ????" wrote in message
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>>>> On Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:48:16 -0500, Ray O wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> If you are on the road away from home when this happens, re-install the
>>>>> lug nuts by hand until they are snug as you can get them by hand, then
>>>>> back off 1 or 2 turns. BTW, you want to do this at home if you are
>>>>> banging on the wheel so the wheel doesn't go flying off when it comes
>>>>> loose. If you bang on the wheel, use a 2 x 4 so the hammer is not
>>>>> striking the wheel or tire directly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Great...now he tells me. Shoot, man I use a full blown sledgehammer!
>>>> Usually takes one or two blows on a Toyota...when I did the pads and
>>>> rotors on the Grand Caravan I thought I was going to knock the thing off
>>>> the friggin' jack stands..and it was a steel wheel!!
>>>>
>>> If you are in a shop where customers can see what you are doing, they
>>> tend
>>> to get excited when they see someone swinging a sledgehammer at their car
>>> and see the wheel go flying off, hitting the car in the next stall. The
>>> 2
>>> X 4 reduces the chance of damage to the wheel and tire and reduces the
>>> chance that the hammer will bounce off the tire and come right back at
>>> you, and the loose lug nuts keep the wheel from flying off. Voila!
>>> You've gone from looking like the 3 Stooges to looking clever!
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>> These are my cars, in my backyard..!
>>
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> Oh, do the loosen the lug nuts and drive around trick then 
Um...no thanks...done that twice.
First time. I odn't know HOW the lug nuts came loose, but they did on my
'74 Corolla 1200. Went for a LONG ride in the wilds of NH, and came back
through VT. Got off the first Mass exit because the car felt weird. Three
lug nuts were loose, and one of the mounting holes had elongated, causing
the tire to rotate funny.
2nd Time, 1997, Hachiroku. Had new tires put on, lugs weren't tightened.
Felt funny and had a noise at 60MPH, pulled over and checked them by hand
(I MEAN hand). Seemed ok.
Next day, wheel came off going over a bridge, almost bounced over the
railing. Good thing I had realized something was up and was limping over
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