Have finally sorted tyres out so thought I'd swap the wheels round.....got nuts loose but wheels won't release from hubs! Worried about hitting with hammer as could break alloys on my 94 Mav, and booting them might cause jack to slip. Anyone know the best way?
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zippy656
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Had the same on my Hyundai Terracan one year after a blow out on the M25 at 4am. We were on our way back from the airport after a horribly delayed flight back from holiday. No matter how much I kicked and swore at the wheel it would not budge and I was so p****d off I wasn't holding back or worrying about the car falling off the jack onto me. I should also have been concerned about the tired drivers in their lorries thundering down the rumble strip at us but was in such a blind rage.
When the AA man arrived he used a soft faced club hammer while turing the wheel between hitting sessions and that worked (but only just!)
It was caused by the electrolytic reaction between the steel hub and alloy wheel. I used copper grease on the hub after that to prevent it happening again.
If you don't have a soft faced club hammer, you could use a large wooden mallet or a large club hammer with a piece of wood to protect the wheel. Oh, best to use axle stands if possible as well as the jack if you are going to get under the vehicle to minimise the chance of it falling on you.
A squirt of penetrating oil between the wheel and hub before you start bashing may also help.
Good luck!
Ian.
When the AA man arrived he used a soft faced club hammer while turing the wheel between hitting sessions and that worked (but only just!)
It was caused by the electrolytic reaction between the steel hub and alloy wheel. I used copper grease on the hub after that to prevent it happening again.
If you don't have a soft faced club hammer, you could use a large wooden mallet or a large club hammer with a piece of wood to protect the wheel. Oh, best to use axle stands if possible as well as the jack if you are going to get under the vehicle to minimise the chance of it falling on you.
A squirt of penetrating oil between the wheel and hub before you start bashing may also help.
Good luck!
Ian.
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should just fall off . prob just corroded on
Spook
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i had an alfa gtv, same prob, took it to mates garage - put on ramps - took some battering with his 'soft' faced manchester spanner to get them off, put off they came. like previous have said electro corroison. apparently trick is to keep wheel moving round, it will slowly break the corrosion. never had it on any other car tho?
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First man I ever met who owned one of those Hyundai Jerrycans.....how did you get on with it?
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Spin and whack is the way to go.
Hit / whack the tyre at the 3 o'clock position and then turn a quarter and repeat, that way you won't be hitting your rim and damaging it.
Once you get them free you should not have any more problems if you give the back of the wheel a spray with WW40 to stop the faces sticking.
I suggest you check each wheel and do the same on them
Hit / whack the tyre at the 3 o'clock position and then turn a quarter and repeat, that way you won't be hitting your rim and damaging it.
Once you get them free you should not have any more problems if you give the back of the wheel a spray with WW40 to stop the faces sticking.
I suggest you check each wheel and do the same on them
First man I ever met who owned one of those Hyundai Jerrycans.....how did you get on with it?
Loved it!!
Had it from new on a 3 year HP plan. Was a sales rep at the time and was doing over 50k miles per year. Handed it back to the finance company after 2 years with 110k miles on the clock and very little service history. I was amazed to see it being advertised on autotrader a couple of months later at 40k miles!!!
It was reliable despite my best efforts to break it with lack of servicing and would sit at 90mph all day on the motoway (average 27mpg). Pretty bog standard basic, but comfortable enough especially with the standard air-con and optional auto gearbox which performed well.
Also useful accross fields for shooting (once Hyundai attached the 4wd actuator vacuum pipe - Friday afternoon car?) and great for towing the horse trailer.
Sad to see it go but I knew that my lack of care would end up landing me a big self inflicted repair bill which I couldn't afford!
Ian.
p.s.
Used Toyo Open Country A/T's and Grabber A/T2's on it which also performed and lasted well.
Here attached to the old horse trailer -
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lacroupade
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Good feedback Ian, thanks. I looked at them a few times as they seem as good value as the Terrano (they certainly got hit with the same Ugly Stick!) and haven't they got somebody elses oily bits underneath, at least in the engine bay, or did I imagine that?
Getting AT2s next week so nice to hear they did well for you
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Paul
Getting AT2s next week so nice to hear they did well for you
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Paul
Next time try putting a block of timber under the axle stand--or concreting your drive.
Don't forget a load of ready mix concrete for your drive so the axle stands wont sink :lol
Nice one! :thumb2
In my opinion, money spent on tools which you will use time after time is money well spent. Especially when it saves you having to hand over your hard earned cash to a garage for a one-off job.
Good luck!
Ian.
