[madden]

I tried to take off one of my rear wheels a minute ago, but it is stuck!
I remove all of the lugs and it wont even budge, the car is on stands and all the other wheels came off fine. The wheels are powder coated.
How do I get this wheel off??????

 

[MightyMike]

The same happened all the time with my old Mercedes. I always whacked the backside of the tire with a rubber mallet. Eventually the wheel popped loose.

 

[Randy Chase]

Probably needs a little persuasion. Put a block of wood against the rim on the inside and tap the wood with a hammer.

 

[SweetDaddyD]

kick the tire with the heel of your shoe.

 

[madden]

kick the tire with the heel of your shoe.

thats exactly what i did, popped right off.
It looks like the powder coating bonded to something on there, the coting was chipping and transferring in some spots

 

[Thomasio]

kick the tire with the heel of your shoe.

+1 :up:

Give 'er the ol' mule kick! Kick across the wheel, from the side, at the outer edge...

 

[choi0706]

i wiggle it with my hands.. you may want to remove the powdercoat on the hub portion.. powdercoaters should know better..

 

[glb]

apply anti-seize

if car were on ground, driving it 2' w/lugs loosened gets wheel loose.

 

[xtn]

The powder coating should not be on the mating face of the wheel.

 

[ads_green]

if car were on ground, driving it 2' w/lugs loosened gets wheel loose.

yep - works everytime.

 

[Pengineer91]

apply anti-seize

+1

20 years of driving in New England and I've never had an alloy wheel stick to the hub.

 

[glb]

yep - works everytime.

+1

20 years of driving in New England and I've never had an alloy wheel stick to the hub.

Yeah, this isn't rocket surgery...