I jacked my 1998 NSX up for the first time to remove all wheels to have them refinshed. Everything was going fine until I removed the lug nuts and all 4 wheels are stuck to the hubs. Any suggestion on where to pry the wheel of the hub???
Wheel/tire removal stuck?
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.Are these stock wheels or after market?
Stock wheels, thanks.
Old mechanic's trick ~
Put all the lugnuts back on but leave them loose 1 full turn.
Drop car quickly from jacked up to the ground to jar wheel loose. Do this carefully of course , usually just lowering the car quickly with a hydraulic jack sometime will do the trick.
Another way to do it is by just driving the car slowly a few feet with loose lugnuts and then slam on the brakes.
Smacking the backside of the rim carefully while the car is jacked up with a small sledge hammer while the nuts are loose works too. Make sure to use a block of wood to protect the rim.
Put all the lugnuts back on but leave them loose 1 full turn.
Drop car quickly from jacked up to the ground to jar wheel loose. Do this carefully of course , usually just lowering the car quickly with a hydraulic jack sometime will do the trick.
Another way to do it is by just driving the car slowly a few feet with loose lugnuts and then slam on the brakes.
Smacking the backside of the rim carefully while the car is jacked up with a small sledge hammer while the nuts are loose works too. Make sure to use a block of wood to protect the rim.
Just give a swift kick at the bottom of the of the tire.
But:
Make sure you have wheel chokes to keep the car from rolling back.
Make sure the stands are on correctly. Correct lifting points. On securely.
But:
Make sure you have wheel chokes to keep the car from rolling back.
Make sure the stands are on correctly. Correct lifting points. On securely.
Problem solved, slight pry with nail puller 180 degrees apart between wheel and hub and the came right off. Thanks for the responses.
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