R55 Can't get wheels off
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(I do not recommend doing this in sneakers.)
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common with 'hub centric' wheels. The hole in the wheel center fits snuggly to the hub and CAN rust and stick. Not unique to MINI, had a neighbor come ask for help first time he tried to rotate tires on his Tundra too. Ended up on my butt on the garage floor and with both legs just wailing on the wheel for 10 minutes!
When you do get them off - b4 you put back on clean up the hub face and apply some anti-seize anywhere there was rust signs, especially around the lip the wheel sits on . . . things will be MUCH easier next time!
When you do get them off - b4 you put back on clean up the hub face and apply some anti-seize anywhere there was rust signs, especially around the lip the wheel sits on . . . things will be MUCH easier next time!
Last edited by Capt_bj; 11-16-2013 at 04:33 AM.
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common with 'hub centric' wheels. The hole in the wheel center fits snuggly to the hub and CAN rust and stick. Not unique to MINI, had a neighbor come ask for help first time he tried to rotate tires on his Tundra too. Ended up on my butt on the garage floor and with both legs just wailing on the wheel for 10 minutes!
When you do get them off - b4 you put back on clean up the hub face and apply some anti-seize anywhere there was rust signs, especially around the lip the wheel sits on . . . things will be MUCH easier next time!
When you do get them off - b4 you put back on clean up the hub face and apply some anti-seize anywhere there was rust signs, especially around the lip the wheel sits on . . . things will be MUCH easier next time!
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Can also try this:
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
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Can also try this:
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most).
Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or
driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little.
This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel.
Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without
re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
I did once use this method. Dodge 3500 Cummins and could not get a wheel off. It worked. Since then I use anti-seize all of the time. My truck has 305,000 miles and have never had a problem getting the wheels off since then.
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Can also try this: Loosen all 4 lug nuts a little (1-2 full turns at the most). Drive the car back and forth a little a few times at the curbside or driveway, stopping very sharply; do this with the wheels turned at least a little. This will often break the seal between the hub and the wheel. Don't do this, fail, and give up and go on to drive the car normally without re-tightening the lug nuts, or you could be in for a nasty surprise.
That or a swift kick to the tire often breaks them lose.
I just rotated the tires at 6K on my car.
I found "greased" hubs on the passenger side. Wheels came right off. Drivers side, rusted hubs, had to kick both wheels off.
Cleaned off the rust, applied a little grease.
Worrysome that production was done like this.
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I had a similar problem with a flat tire. Three men trying at one time. Only a very long extension bar with a socket did the trick, thank God a local garage had the tools. The next day I bought a Gorilla extendible lug wrench. With the extra extended length I got all of the lugs off and then correctly torqued them by hand. I think some cowboy had used a pneumatic gun set far too high when the tires had been rotated. Now I insist on doing them all by had myself. I put a Gorilla lug wrench in both of our MINIs, just in case.
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Buy a can of Aero Kroil it is amazing stuff & will get your wheels off.
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My father in law and I call it a "Persuader"!
When this happens on our cars, which is rate any more because I coat the hub with gold anti seize, I tend to have the best luck with using the heel of my foot to kick the top of the tire, trying to not kick the rim as much as possible. Also, the more you rotate them, the easier this task will be each time you do it.
When this happens on our cars, which is rate any more because I coat the hub with gold anti seize, I tend to have the best luck with using the heel of my foot to kick the top of the tire, trying to not kick the rim as much as possible. Also, the more you rotate them, the easier this task will be each time you do it.
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My father in law and I call it a "Persuader"! When this happens on our cars, which is rate any more because I coat the hub with gold anti seize, I tend to have the best luck with using the heel of my foot to kick the top of the tire, trying to not kick the rim as much as possible.
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