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12-20-2005
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rims are stuck!
so here we go...i took off all of the lug nuts on my front right rim and the car is off the ground. All seems well until i try to take the rim off of the car so i can adjust my coilover, for some odd reason the rims won't budge. They are literally stuck on the car. Do any of you guys know what is wrong? could it be rust thats making it stick to the rotors by some sort. Also what can i do to fix it. I tried to literally yank it off, but it's stuck on there pretty good. My dad told me to just kick the hell out of hte tire tomorrow and see what happen. HELP!!!
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Rep Power: 295 yup, happens to me all the time, just kick the side of the tire. Also, make sure the car is some what stable, if you have a better jack than the sissor jack from Honda, use it. But i have done it with the sisor jack too, just scares me a little.
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Originally Posted by DaddyFatSacks
I use a 2x4 on the control arm to pry it off, I don't like kicking my car car but i'll use a 2x4, ha ha!
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Rep Power: 288 oh...thanks guys. I thought this was something that was abnormal. Stupid friend told me "maybe its was your black rims powdercoating and soemhow it melted and bonded with your rotors...!!" Alright i'll take off the rims again and kick the hell out of the tire. thanks guys
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Originally Posted by D5cIvIc
haha i really TRIED! the funny part is that i've been hitting the gym also...
anyways just hit it hard while it is lifted...the most unsafe way to also do it is to use the jack and lower it until the weight of the vehcile is back on that rim, you chance breaking the studs off if you just drop it but done in a controlled way, it can work....but like everyone said just hit it...if you're wearing soft soled shoes kick the hell out of it...
by they way did you have all 4 lugs off? hehe
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Rep Power: 288 yes i had all 4-lugs off! But yeah, i really do work out. Anyways i got the rims off today, i used the vehicles weight to take them off. Came off very easily today. thanks for all the help guys
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Originally Posted by shroomster
have you been working out at the gym or are you that weird guy that half-asses it on the exercise bikes outside of the women's pilates class?
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Originally Posted by shroomster
have you been working out at the gym or are you that weird guy that half-asses it on the exercise bikes outside of the women's pilates class?
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Originally Posted by D5cIvIc
sounds like someone here, knows this all too well....
What? Were you expecting me to be ashamed? 
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