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I hereby nominate myself for the forum dumbass of the day award. I tried to install wheel spacers today but I can't get my wheels off! I put my winter

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Old 12-01-2009, 10:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I hereby nominate myself for the forum dumbass of the day award. I tried to install wheel spacers today but I can't get my wheels off!

I put my winter set of wheels on about 700 miles ago. I had the stock wheels powdercoated at a local shop. It seems the powdercoat is the problem.

The shop powdercoated the wheels without masking anything. It didn't occur to me until today that this might be a problem. I'm thinking that the powdercoat has been through a few heat cycles and is now acting like glue between the wheel and the hub.

Anyone run into this before? I tried a few things but cant get them off. Any help would be appreciated.
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:22 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Wait.... you had them powdercoat the wheels while it was on the car or not? Do any of the lugnuts come loose? What kind of tool are you using?

I suggest using a torque wrench. Put some electrical tape around your socket so you don't scratch the wheels. Be prepared to grunt while trying to loosen the bolts. Take 2 aspirin and try again.
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The wheels were powdercoated off the car.

The lugnuts come off just fine but the wheel won't come off the car - it's like they're glued to the hub.
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That's not good. For some odd reason, my first thought is to get a 2 liter bottle of Coke and let it eat through whatever is holding the wheels on. Yeah, I know it's extreme or weird or useless. Just a thought.

Honestly, that's something which would frustrate me. All the wheels are stuck?
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is the car on a lift so you can get under it and inspect it better? i wouldn't think that a powercoat would run and seal like that.
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Sounds like a good size rubber mallet! is Needed, start pounding on the perimeter of the tire...and maybe some Wd-40 between the back of the rim and the rotor, or a tire shop as a last resort..
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brake cleaner? don't know what would hurt the powdercoating..
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Wheels get stuck on like that all the time its no big deal. Just tap the top of the wheel with a mallet.
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^Thanks guys - When all else fails get a bigger hammer.

I wacked on it with a rubber mallet and it popped off. Wish I would have tried that first!

Thanks again for the help!
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^Thanks guys - When all else fails get a bigger hammer.

I wacked on it with a rubber mallet and it popped off. Wish I would have tried that first!

Thanks again for the help!
I used to work at a tire place, that's all we did, and when that didn't work, I sat on the ground and used my feet, padded of course and never on expensive rims, only the crappy steel ones.
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I only want to read something like,"I mounted spacers for my winter tire set and it looks awesome!" I'm glad you got them off. I was gonna post something like, "kick um" HaHa!
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if the wheel does not come off the hub with a decent tap at the top sidewall with your open hand, put the lugs back on finger tight and do a few figure-8's. it's an old skool trick.

dont use any large mallets or sledgehammers. you'll end up damaging the wheels.
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