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Right trying to remove my rear wheels last night took me in to darkness and i still couldn't get them off.

I must have smacked each wheel solidly from every different angle for a t least 30mins per wheel and still not even the slightest hint of budging.

What things can i do to try and get them off?


If it's important they're Montreal II alloys.

They get caught on the hubcentric lip.

Have you tried wobbling them off? This is the only way I can ever get the Ibiza wheels off. Same hubs and all!

WD40?

Jack the car up, put the handbrake on and try to turn the wheels, it seems to loosen them much easier than trying to pull them off. When you finally get them off, smear the hubs with copper grease to stop them rusting on again.

I've tried all of those suggestions

Though Toxxin tell me more, i'm a bit simple so you'll have to describe what it's getting caught on better if you don't mind

GroovyCarrot wrote:Jack the car up, put the handbrake on and try to turn the wheels, it seems to loosen them much easier than trying to pull them off. When you finally get them off, smear the hubs with copper grease to stop them rusting on again.

Don't try to pull them off!!!!! It never works - kick them on the tyres towards the hubs and leave the bolts in two or three turns so when the break free they don't fall off and damage the faces

You can try the alternative approach but thats only via PM if the above doesn't work

Erm, jack car up put it in gear, take handbrake off lie behind car, get rubber hammer/mallet and beat then hit the wheel on the inside rim, then spin the wheel then hit again then keep hitting, if this dont work, get a block of wood place it next to the inside rim underneath the car, and then get the largest lump hammer you can possibly swing under ur car, in the posistion ur laying, and then beat em, if this doesnt work, then take it to the garage and see what they come up wth, could result in putting four bolts in lose-ish and driving the car forwards and backwards, until it pops of the HuB

hit them from behind with a hammer and block of wood

Haven't has a chance to have another go yet.

I haven't tried just pulling them off by the way.


I have hit them from behind with a mallet.


My car looks so good with two different front and rear wheels ....

However i do appreciate having Toyo's back on the front

tried heating them? (let the tyres down first if you're worried!)

might not need anything major, i did my hub bolt just with the aid of a 900w hairdryer on full-hot. blowtorch on low may have had similar (or quicker) effect but often you find you have the appropriate tools around you already

use the weight of the car

leave the bolts in a couple of turns use a trolley jack then get some wood blocks (i've used two house bricks in the past) put the one brick behind the wheel and slant the other on it like a ramp allow the tire inside edge to come down on the slopeing brick you may have to relift and turn the wheel to another spot several times but it's easier then hitting it with a mallet and no damage to the rim and as say already lots of wd40 will help


Rob