Merry Christmas to me, the passenger side rear tire is flat on my 2008 F350 4x4 lariat. Stock wheels (20") and tires. Bought truck about 7 weeks ago, so I've never removed the wheels before.

I'm trying to put the spare on so I took it out, loosened all the lug nuts on the flat tire, jacked it up, and removed all 8 lug nuts.

The wheel will not come off. Am I missing something???? I even tried crawling under it and smacking the back of a wheel with a hammer.

 

Is this a snow/salt weather truck? Ive seen this before. Using a piece of 2x4 or 4x4 and a bigger hammer, smack it a lil harder. It will come...

 

The aluminum wheels get corroded to the brake drums if they are not regualrly removed or rotated. Normal force will not get that rim off.

To get the wheel off, loosen all 8 lug nuts enough to have a 1/16" gap between the nut and the rim. Drive forwards 3 feet and hit the brakes. Go backward 3 feet and hit them again. This usually breaks the corrosion bond.

Jack the truck up and replace the tire and wheel. Wire brush the corrosion off and apply anti-sieze to the center of the hub and back of the wheel. This makes life much easier next time around.

Lou Braun

 

Hahahaha Ya! this is the fantastic hub piloted wheels. Its just stuck, the key is what we call in the biz.... a BFH. the first initial stands for BIG and the last is for HAMMER. You can use your imagination for what the F is for..... Wrong it stands for Ford.... JK no really, its what you were thinking. ANYwhooooo, back to the wheel. In extreem cases only, I have seen folks drive around a short distance with the lugs loose to break em free.

Im not condoning this BTW, just sharing experiences... Maybe soaking with WD-40 or some other penitrating oil, in any case i would ensure to clean the corrosion before reasembly and coat with antisieze.... Good luck, Mark

 

ugggggg! beat to the punch again,,,,, ahhhh shucks, oh well

btw i see this with steal on steal too, Mark

 

Had this happen on the Monitor Merrimac bridge in Virginia when I accidently ran over a semi truck driveline. VDOT guy was right behind me with his safety flashers on in 3 minutes. After spending 5 minutes trying to get the tire off he used his BFB (Big eefing boot) first at the 6 o'clock, then the 12 and lastly the 6. Tire popped off, now I keep a pair of my old Danners in there just in case.

 

I got the wheels off of my F250 with a BFH. On my previous Dodge 2500HD, the hammer wouldn't even do it. With both rears off the ground and the lugs loose, I put it in Drive, let the wheels roll up to a slow speed and hit the brakes. That was enough to shake 'em loose. Might be an option without a hard tire to smack with the sledge hammer.

 

Like was said, a little anti sieze will go a long way. I always coat the surface of the hub with it whenever the tire is off.

 

This is genius! If it is a front tire, maybe turning the wheels back and forth would work too.

We don't have that problem here in CA, but it is a good one to know.

 

All of the above didnt work for me.. what eventually did it was a BFH (20lb) on the bottom outside of the tire. popped right off first swing

 

I have that same problem each season when I swap my summer/winter tires. It's mainly the rear drive tire that gets stuck the worst. I've learned that just soaking it with WD-40 the day before I plan to change the tires helps alot. I do it every few months too just in case I get a flat and have to get it changed right away.

 

My left rear does this every time. Coat around inside lug holes with a thin film of wheel bearing grease before install. Problem solved for the next time I rotate.

 

My left rear does this every time. Coat around inside lug holes with a thin film of wheel bearing grease before install. Problem solved for the next time I rotate.

 

Like was found out if you can air the tire up long enough to hit the tire with a BFH!